Kahele blasts Navy official for ‘offensive comments’ on tainted water issue

Dec 24

TL;DR - Hawaii Congressman Kai Kahele is blasting a high-ranking Navy official for disrespecting military families and Oahu residents by calling the tainted water issue at Red Hill not a crisis at all.

Deputy Assistant Navy Secretary James Balocki’s comments came Monday during a contested case hearing over the state’s order to the Navy to cease operations and drain fuel from the Red Hill storage tanks.