Public hearing set for order requiring Navy to drain tanks at Red Hill

Written By Sierra Club Hawaiʻi Chapter

TL;DR - A public hearing is set for Monday, in which the Navy is expected to contest the Hawaii Department of Health’s emergency order instructing it to drain the fuel from its 20 underground Red Hill fuel tanks.

A hearing on the emergency order was scheduled for this week, but was delayed after the Hawaii Sierra Club and the Honolulu Board of Water Supply filed motions to intervene. The Hawaii Sierra Club says it wants to step in to make sure that DOH doesn’t allow the Navy to get away with half-measures that don’t adequately protect the safety of the area’s water supply.

December 16, 2021: Public hearing set for order requiring Navy to drain tanks at Red Hill, Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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