Secretary of the Navy holds news conference to discuss water contamination

TL;DR - Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro is holding a news conference Monday afternoon to discuss the ongoing Pearl Harbor-Hickam tainted water crisis.

”I deeply apologize to each and every one of you and to the people of Hawaii,” he said.

“And again, I reaffirm my commitment as your secretary of the Navy, speaking on behalf of the Secretary of Department of Defense as well, that we are bringing to bear all the resources of our department or our Navy to fix this problem by doing so, it’s extremely important for us to be transparent.”

December 5, 2021: Secretary of the Navy holds news conference to discuss water contamination, Hawaiʻi News Now

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