A Navy sailor, an Army colonel and an Army major are the first active-duty military members taking the initial step toward suing the U.S. government over jet fuel that contaminated water in Hawaii.
Three active-duty military members are taking the first step toward suing the U.S. government over jet fuel that contaminated drinking water in Hawaiʻi. Their attorneys say the pre-litigation claim forms will allow them to later file a federal lawsuit in Honolulu.
A Navy sailor, an Army colonel and an Army major are the first active-duty military members taking the initial step toward suing the U.S. government over jet…
In 2021, jet fuel spilled from a drain line at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, flowed into a drinking water well and then into the Navy’s water system serving 93,000 people in and around Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.