They went toe to toe with the Navy on Red Hill. And they’re prepared to do it again

TL;DR - The Red Hill disaster is unprecedented in U.S. history for its size and scope. Jet fuel contaminated a water system that serves 93,000 users. Thousands were sickened.

The state Health Department confirms the crisis has no analogue.

Never before has jet fuel contamination to a water system triggered a disaster of this magnitude.

Now, one year after the crisis began, state Health Department workers are speaking out for the first time about how the emergency impacted them — and how they pushed back against the military.

November 26, 2022: They went toe to toe with the Navy on Red Hill. And they’re prepared to do it again, Hawaiʻi News Now