Search results for

The Defense Health Agency Region Indo-Pacific clinic started serving military members and their families in January to address long-term health effects related to the Red Hill fuel spill. Civilians on the Navy's water system from November 2021 to March 2022 are now eligible for the same care as of Monday.

A group of key local officials want to use “bioremediation” to help break down what could be up to 2 million gallons of fuel released from Red Hill. The Red Hill Water Alliance Initiative on Tuesday released a report on what is needed to recover decades of fuel leaks from the Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.

Navy Ensign Koda Freeman, Army Maj. Amanda Feindt, and Army Col. Jessica Whaley filed pre-litigation claim forms with the Navy late Monday, which will allow them to later file a federal lawsuit in Honolulu, their attorneys said. Their attorneys organized a town hall meeting on Tuesday at the Disabled Veterans Hall in Honolulu.

While the U.S. Navy temporarily halted operations at its Red Hill fuel storage facility last week after reports of contaminated water, Gov. David Ige and the Department of Health have ordered the Navy to further suspend operations and make plans to remove the fuel.

A team of lawyers representing nearly 150 families affected by the Red Hill water crisis is asking the U.S. Navy to evacuate homes on the Navy’s water lines.

The Defense Department says it will permanently shut down and defuel the Navy's Red Hill fuel tank facility that leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor's tap water. Hawaiʻi's congressional delegation and local leaders praised the announcement but warned there is a lot of work ahead.

The U.S. House has passed a continuing resolution to keep the federal government operating. The Conversation talked to Rep. Ed Case on Tuesday afternoon following that vote and the rare inclusion of emergency funds to address our Red Hill water crisis.

U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono sits on the Armed Services Committee and toured the Navy Red Hill fuel storage facility Tuesday. She spoke with The Conversation about her visit and the millions of dollars in federal funds to address the crisis.

The State and the Federal Government signed off last month on a long-term plan to prevent future fuel spills at the Navy’s Red Hill Facility. The facility…

Hawaiʻi's congressional delegation has asked the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to correct the tax liability of families affected by the leak from the Navy Red Hill fuel storage facility in 2021.