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Calling the Red Hill fuel storage facility “a metaphorical ticking timebomb,” a state hearings officer has recommended that the Navy should comply with the state order that, among other things, requires the removal of millions of gallons of fuel from its tanks. HPR’s Scott Kim has more.

State House lawmakers Tuesday approved several measures designed to prevent the Red Hill fuel contamination crisis from happening again. HPR’s Scott Kim has more.

About 1,100 gallons of toxic fire-suppression foam leaked at the facility Tuesday. The foam, known as Aqueous Film Forming Foam, is considered a “forever chemical” that does not break down naturally. HPR's Sabrina Boden reports.

Earthjustice and the Sierra Club are calling on the state Health Department to reject the military’s work plan report that was filed last week in response to the emergency order to defuel Red Hill. The Conversation talked to Earthjustice attorney David Henkin about his concerns.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's top official says an upcoming inspection of a Navy fuel tank facility that leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor’s tap water will look at whether the tank farm was properly operated. EPA Administrator Michael Regan spoke to reporters while visiting Hawaiʻi to see the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.

It’s been six months since fuel was found in the Navy water system, forcing thousands of military families out of their homes and into hotel rooms just before the holiday season. Those families have since returned home and their water systems have been flushed.

The planned shutdown of the Red Hill fuel storage facility on Oʻahu means the U.S. military is looking for alternate fuel storage sites in the Pacific. At least one is already under construction. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.

Joint Task Force Red Hill began what it calls repacking the Red Hill pipelines on Monday, which is where they'll add fuel back into the lines to remove air. To get this done, the JTFRH completed 253 mandatory repairs needed to shut down the site. HPR's Sabrina Bodon has the story.

Some Native Hawaiians say the pending shutdown of the U.S. Navy’s Red Hill fuel storage facility may be a turning point for the wider island community to join Native Hawaiians in questioning the military’s role in Hawaiʻi’s future. HPR’s Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has more.

There’s still no word from the Navy about its next steps in the legal fight over the Red Hill bulk fuel storage facility. An environmental law expert says the Navy will have a tough road ahead if it decides to pursue court action against an emergency state order concerning Red Hill. HPR's Scott Kim has more.