HONOLULU (KITV4) After a week, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam leadership have announced that they have lifted the boil-water advisory that went into effect on October 14, following multiple water
Thousands of families and businesses on the Navy’s water system don’t have to imagine a water crisis they are living through it. The Conversation talked to residents who have been forced to pick up bottled water supplied by the Navy. Capt. Mark Sohaney, commander of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, also shared the latest on water line repairs.
Several U.S. military bases here, including the headquarters of the Indo-Pacific Command, are without water after a water main break disrupted service to more than 90,000 service members and family, according to military officials. The water main broke Friday and repairs to the 36-inch pipe are expected to last a week.
Five breaks in the U.S. Navy’s water system have been fixed as of Wednesday afternoon, according to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Commander Capt. Mark Sohaney.