Josh Green says he feels strongly the Red Hill fuel will have to be moved above ground

TL;DR - With Gov. David Ige at a governors' conference in California, acting Gov. Josh Green met with military officials over the Red Hill water crisis. He also visited the massive underground fuel tank facility Friday afternoon, but he said he will leave any emergency declaration proceedings to Ige.

"The reality is those tanks are 80 years old. There is some leakage that occurs, although it's difficult to ascertain how much. And the recent spill was likely from some human error based on movement of the fuel through much smaller pipes," Green said. "But notwithstanding any excuse, we have to make sure there's total clean water for people."

December 10, 2021: Josh Green says he feels strongly the Red Hill fuel will have to be moved above ground, Hawaiʻi Public Radio