Judge Blocks Red Hill Families’ Effort To Question Navy Admiral Under Oath

TL;DR - The four-star admiral who commanded the U.S. Pacific Fleet when Navy fuel contaminated Oahu’s drinking water in 2021 won’t have to answer questions under oath about it, a federal magistrate judge ruled Thursday.

Families who were sickened by the tainted water are suing the Navy and had hoped to depose Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo. Their attorneys argued that he was a key player in failing to warn residents that the water was unsafe following two catastrophic leaks at the Red Hill fuel facility.

June 23, 2023: Judge Blocks Red Hill Families’ Effort To Question Navy Admiral Under Oath, Honolulu Civil Beat