Hawaii State Dept. of Health upholds emergency order to drain Navy’s Red Hill fuel tanks

TL;DR - The Hawaii Department of Health is standing by its emergency order instructing the Navy to drain its Red Hill fuel tanks and correct deficiencies at the fuel facility before seeking state permission to resume operations.

The Navy has been fighting the Dec. 6 order through an administrative hearing process that culminated today with DOH Deputy Director Marian Tsuji issuing a final decision that upheld the emergency order in its entirety, as recommended by David Day, the DOH hearing officer overseeing the case.

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