Panel discussion on Red Hill water crisis offers new questions ― but few answers

TL;DR - In a panel discussion Thursday in Waikiki, key stakeholders in the Red Hill fuel spill crisis raised new questions about the extent of the contamination and whether Oahu’s drinking water has been irreparably harmed.

Last year’s spills at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage facility released about 5,000 gallons of jet fuel into the Navy’s water system

But since the complex was built in 1940, there have been more than 70 leaks ― many a potential threat to Oahu’s drinking water.

“There have been roughly 200,000 gallons spilled in different field transfers since this facility was been built and we know that fuel is looming somewhere,” said Naalehu Anthony, moderator for the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement’s panel on the Red Hill crisis.

July 21, 2022: Panel discussion on Red Hill water crisis offers new questions ― but few answers, Hawaiʻi News Now