Bills To Shut Down Red Hill Fuel Facility Move Forward At Hawaii Legislature

TL;DR - Hawaii House lawmakers on Tuesday advanced two bills aimed at shutting down the Red Hill fuel facility. 

House Bill 2514 would add a provision to state law mandating that the maximum capacity of an underground storage tank “shall not exceed” 100,000 gallons. The Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility’s tanks can each hold over 12 million gallons. 

And HB 2274 would prohibit the issuance of state permits for underground fuel storage tanks within a half-mile of an aquifer, starting July 1. The Red Hill tanks and pipelines sit just 100 feet above Honolulu’s main aquifer. 

February 8, 2022: Bills To Shut Down Red Hill Fuel Facility Move Forward At Hawaii Legislature, Honolulu Civil Beat