Hawaii Activists Travel To DC To Demand Action On Red Hill

TL;DR - Had President Joe Biden stepped out onto the north lawn of the White House on Tuesday he might have been greeted by chants in Olelo Hawaii.

“Ola i ka wai!” Water is life.

He also would have heard another message, one that wouldn’t need any translation.

“Shut down Red Hill.”

A small group of activists from Hawaii traveled to Washington this week to demand the closure of the Navy’s World War II era fuel tanks that last year sprung a leak that contaminated the drinking water and sickened thousands.

The Oahu Water Protectors staged a rally outside the White House that attracted dozens of participants at its peak and lasted more than two hours.

September 20, 2022: Hawaii Activists Travel To DC To Demand Action On Red Hill, Honolulu Civil Beat