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AIEA, Hawaii (April 11, 2022) - Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command contractors Matt Cornman, front, and Jonathan Martinez perform a routine inspection on a water pipe that connects to a granular activated carbon system at the Red Hill Well. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mar’Queon A. D. Tramble)

The Conversation: Navy repacking pipeline ahead of defueling Red Hill Underground Storage Tanks; Local Republican Party campaigning begins

Navy repacking the pipelines ahead of defueling Red Hill underground storage tanks; Hawai'i's Republican Party campaigning begins; Windward Community College's Acting Conservatory; Big Island athlete wins CrossFit Games

AIEA, Hawaii (Jan. 14, 2022) - Pipes waiting for installation at the Red Hill Well Shaft. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christopher Thomas)

The Conversation: Residents react to the Red Hill shutdown; Consumer Education Fair offers tools on keeping yourself safe from scams

Environmental activist and Big Island resident Lynn Boerner Nakkim reacts to news that Red Hill will be permanently shut down, decades after her father was commissioned to build it; lawmakers are trying to tackle traffic in Puna, one of the fastest growing communities on Hawaiʻi Island; Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Director Catherine Awakuni seeks to teach residents how to protect themselves from scams in their week-long Consumer Education Fair

Where are they now? Red Hill family reflects on their year

"I guess I just told myself not to think about it anymore," she said. "Then when the water main broke, it brought back all of these feelings again of trust and I was like, 'Oh my god, it's happening all over again.'"

From left to right: Rear Adm. Stephen Barnett, commander of Navy Region Hawaiʻi; Brendan Owens, assistant secretary of defense for energy, installation and environment; Vice Adm. John Wade, Joint Task Force-Red Hill commander; and Capt. Ted Carlson, Navy Region Hawaiʻi chief of staff. They attended the defueling commencement brief on Oct. 16, 2023, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaiʻi.

Red Hill personnel will transition from defueling to closure phase

Joint Task Force-Red Hill, the entity responsible for defueling, announced Tuesday an upcoming administrative change. The Red Hill shutdown mission remains the same, but the people in charge will be shuffled around in 2024.

Community Calls For Red Hill Tanks To Be Moved Now

Members of the public packed Moanalua Middle School cafeteria last night, many calling for the Navy to move its Red Hill fuel tanks away from drinking…

John F. Kirby, assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs

Defense Department spokesperson talks next steps for Red Hill

John Kirby, the Defense Department's chief spokesperson, spoke with The Conversation Tuesday morning about the decision to shut down the Red Hill underground fuel storage facility.

Navy Finds 3 Small Holes in Red Hill Tank

It’s been five months since the Navy reported a possible leak of up to 27,000 gallons of jet fuel at their Red Hill facility. Now workers are saying three…

Update on Navy's Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Tanks

The Navy continues to investigate its underground fuel storage tanks beneath Red Hill in Moanalua. More than 27,000 gallons of jet fuel remain unaccounted…

Navy: 15 holes found in Red Hill fuel tank

More defects have been found in the Navy’s Red Hill fuel tank. They could be the source of a leak earlier this year that caused the release of 27,000…

Joint Task Force-Red Hill Response Director U.S. Navy Capt. Michael O’Beirne speaks to HPR's Catherine Cruz during an open house hosted by the Hawaiʻi Department of Health at Moanalua High School on June 5, 2023.

Military to begin emergency drills in preparation for Red Hill defueling

Army Brig. Gen. Michelle Link, the deputy commander of the Joint Task Force - Red Hill, laid out the plan to respond to an emergency during the draining of the Red HIll fuel tanks.

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