State rejects Navy’s way to evaluate Red Hill

TL;DR - The state Department of Health on Monday said the Navy is not in compliance with its Dec. 6 emergency order requiring it to empty its Red Hill fuel facility after determining the contractor hired by the Navy to do an assessment of the work was not in a “position to act independently.”

The DOH’s emergency order requires the Navy to hire an independent contractor, approved by DOH, to assess the facility and recommend repairs and improvements for safely draining its underground fuel tanks.

March 2, 2022: State rejects Navy’s way to evaluate Red Hill, Honolulu Star-Advertiser

March 2, 2022: Health officials say the Navy is not in compliance with the emergency order to defuel Red Hill, Hawaiʻi Public Radio

March 2, 2022: Hawaii objects to Navy influence over Red Hill defueling contractor, Stars and Stripes