The Department of Defense announced its intention to appeal the Hawaii Department of Health’s order to drain fuel from a tank that contaminated the local population’s drinking water.
A former Hawaiʻi Department of Health official says the most frustrating part of working with the Navy to fix the Red Hill situation is coordinating with the multiple departments and chains of command.
By Friday, more than 1,600 individuals had moved temporarily to hotels, while nearly 2,200 people are staying home without clean water, according to a factsheet on the water emergency compiled by the base.