Editorial: Red Hill defueling begins
TL;DR - This week, the military began unpacking fuel from pipelines at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.
It was a quiet but long-hoped-for beginning to what will be a momentous end: the permanent closure of the massive, 20-tank operation, the gas station for the Pacific Fleet since 1943.
It also was the beginning of what we hope will be a smooth, safe and transparent process marked by mutual cooperation and goodwill — something sorely lacking since at least 2014, when 27,000 gallons of jet fuel spilled at the Navy-run facility, threatening the precious aquifer 100 feet below.
October 29, 2022: Editorial: Red Hill defueling begins, Honolulu Star-Advertiser