Task force holds open house to share defueling plans for underground tanks on Red Hill

TL;DR - Joint Task Force hosts an open house to discuss steps involved in defueling the Red Hill Bulk Storage Facility.

On Tuesday, families got to see and learn how the military is planning to drain the giant underground tanks.

Booths, storyboards, and videos filled the Alfred Los Banos Pavilion as Joint Task Force Red Hill officials discussed planning and operations, quality assurance, and training to remove more than 100 million gallons of jet fuel six months ahead of schedule.

“We found that the best way to communicate is one on one where we have an opportunity to explain what we’re doing, but they can ask their questions in a nonthreatening environment,” said Commander Nico Melendez, spokesman of JTF-Red Hill.

May 23, 2023: Task force holds open house to share defueling plans for underground tanks on Red Hill, Hawaiʻi News Now

May 24, 2023: Residents get opportunity to speak directly with military officials defueling Red Hill, Hawaiʻi Public Radio