Navy fights state order to shut down and empty Red Hill fuel tanks

TL;DR - The Navy is fighting the state’s order to shut down the Red Hill storage fuel tanks and remove all of the fuel. Gov. David Ige told Hawaii News Now that he expected the Navy to contest the state Health Department’s emergency order.

Ige says he informed Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro Monday the order was coming to cease operations and remove the fuel in the storage tanks at Red Hill. But the secretary appeared to dismiss state’s authority.

“It’s not an order,” Del Toro told the media. “It’s a request and we are taking that very seriously and engaging a series of conversations before I decide to take actions.”

December 7, 2021: Navy fights state order to shut down and empty Red Hill fuel tanks, Hawaiʻi News Now

December 7, 2021: Navy plans to fight state’s emergency order to shut down Red Hill Fuel Storage Facility, KHON2

December 7, 2021: Navy says it will contest state’s order demanding suspension of Red Hill fuel operations, Honolulu Star-Advertiser