Editorial: Navy must obey Red Hill order

TL;DR - The public applauded the state Department of Health decision: The order to drain the Navy’s aging Red Hill underground fuel tanks was upheld. Given the proximity of the island’s primary aquifer, and a series of episodes in which fuel contaminated the water, it was imperative to press for a course correction, protecting Oahu’s water supply.

Clearly, though, city and state officials will have to enlist a battalion of federal powerbrokers to get the Navy to do the right thing — without putting Hawaii through a protracted battle.

January 9, 2022: Editorial: Navy must obey Red Hill order, Honolulu Star-Advertiser