Navy to open Red Hill Clinic for those with continued illness related to fuel exposure

TL;DR - The one-year anniversary of the November Red Hill fuel spill has prompted demonstrations and remembrances this week.

On Monday, Navy officials announced a clinic to address long-term health issues possibly associated with jet-fuel exposure.

Dr. Jennifer Espiritu, chief of public health at Tripler Army Medical Center and interim public health expert for Defense Health Agency Region Indo-Pacific, said the Red Hill Clinic will address any lingering illnesses.

“People are absolutely having health care problems that I believe and people deserve to be seen, that I believe with all my heart,” Espiritu said Monday. But she worried about linking the use of the contaminated water. “Whether the two are connected? I can't…We can't make that leap now. But what we want to happen is for people to come in so we can see them, find out what's happening to them, and work them up thoroughly. So if there is a connection, we can pursue it.”

November 22, 2022: Navy to open Red Hill Clinic for those with continued illness related to fuel exposure, Hawaiʻi Public Radio

November 22, 2022: Military plans health clinic in response to Red Hill, Honolulu Star Advertiser

November 22, 2022: A Year After Red Hill Crisis, Navy to Open Hawaii Clinic Amid Claims of Long-Term Health Problems, Military.com