Navy wants public input on how to use Red Hill tanks after defueling

TL;DR - The Navy on Tuesday said it will ask the public how it should use a fuel storage facility in the hills above Pearl Harbor once it has finished draining petroleum from its massive storage tanks.

The Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor's tap water last year and sickened nearly 6,000 people, mostly those living in military housing.

The Navy said it would seek permission from the state Department of Health to leave the 20 tanks inside the hillside where they were built during World War II. Each tank measures 100 feet in diameter and 250 feet in height.

Fourteen of the 20 tanks still have fuel inside of them.

November 2, 2022: Navy wants public input on how to use Red Hill tanks after defueling, Hawaiʻi Public Radio