DOD Continues to Stonewall Information on Defueling Of Red Hill

TL;DR - Buried deep in the 4,408 pages of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (DNAA) was a “hidden” caution concerning the closing and defueling of the Red Hill jet fuel tanks, that upon the caution coming to light, is giving citizens heartburn…and a scare.

According to the March 5, 2023 Honolulu Star Advertiser article, titled “Military spending act stirs defueling concerns,” the DNAA REQUIRES, before defueling of the Red Hill jet fuel tanks, a certification from DOD that closing Red Hill will not affect Indo-Pacific military operations.

At this point, 4 months after the passage of the NDAA and until the March 5 Star Advertiser article, despite intense public interest in the defueling and closing of the Red Hill facilities, neither Senator Hirono, Senator Brian Schatz nor Representative Case mentioned the certification requirement in their press releases about the $1 billion for the defueling and closure of Red Hill and $800 million for other military infrastructure upgrades in Hawaii passed in the NDAA for 2023.

March 10, 2023: DOD Continues to Stonewall Information on Defueling Of Red Hill, Popular Resistance