Hawaiʻi’s Red Hill catastrophe and the lessons for Okinawa In November 2021, a fuel leak at the US Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, Oʻahu Island, contaminated the drinking water for 93,000 people; one year later, 4,900 liters of concentrated PFAS firefighting foam spilled at the same base.
The civic group, Oʻahu Water Protectors, formed in October 2021 to preserve the island’s water sources and raise awareness of the risks they face, particularly from the US Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility which sits atop the island’s aquifer.
The day is finally here. The military started the defueling of the Red Hill pipelines. But despite the anticipation, there s still no end to the harmful health effects from the