Kahele: Navy’s Latest Red Hill Leak Shows ‘Horrifying Negligence’

TL;DR - Rep. Kai Kahele said the Navy has displayed “horrifying negligence” in its operations at the Red Hill fuel facility and is demanding answers to questions about the latest leak of toxic firefighting chemicals at the complex, according to a letter he sent to Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro on Friday.

The recent spill of an estimated 1,100 gallons of concentrated aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF, is “egregious and completely unacceptable,” he wrote.

It is even more unimaginable, he said, given the scrutiny the facility is currently under. After fuel from Red Hill contaminated the drinking water of thousands of people last year, the facility has been closely watched by the public, media, activists and government agencies, he noted.

December 5, 2022: Kahele: Navy’s Latest Red Hill Leak Shows ‘Horrifying Negligence’, Honolulu Civil Beat