Navy Argues Health Department Lacks Power To Shut Down Red Hill
TL;DR - In response to a Hawaii health department order to drain the World War II-era fuel facility at the center of a water contamination crisis, the U.S. Navy is arguing that the state does not have the power to make such a demand.
The state’s proposed order “operates in a regulatory vacuum, unlawfully exceeding DOH’s authority,” according to more than 40 pages of objections the Navy filed on Wednesday evening.
December 29, 2021: Navy continues its fight against state’s emergency order on Red Hill, Honolulu Star-Advertiser
December 29, 2021: Navy objects to the recommendation it should drain Red Hill fuel tanks, Hawaiʻi Public Radio
December 29, 2021: Navy Argues Health Department Lacks Power To Shut Down Red Hill, Honolulu Civil Beat