Hawaii lawmakers ask for $4 milion bill to study Red Hill effects

TL;DR - Hawaii's legislative delegation is asking for $4 million to study the effects of the fuel leakage at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.

Thousands were sickened, and some were forced from their homes in November 2021 when fuel leaked from the facility into the water system. A separate incident happened a year later when more than 1,100 gallons of aqueous film-forming foam were released in a separate incident a year later.

U.S. Sens. Brian Schatz and Mazie K. Hirono, and Hawaiian U.S. Reps. Ed Case and Jill Tokuda filed a bill creating the 20-year Red Hill Epidemiological Health Outcomes Study overseen by the U.S. Department of Health of Human Services. Congress would allocate no less than $4 million for the study, according to the bill. Rep. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, is co-sponsoring the bill.

July 24, 2023: Hawaii lawmakers ask for $4 milion bill to study Red Hill effects, The Center Square