Hundreds Of Red Hill Families Still Sick A Year Later, Survey Finds

TL;DR - Almost a year after the Navy’s water system was contaminated by a fuel leak, hundreds of people are still experiencing negative health impacts after drinking the tainted water, according to the results of a state and federal government survey released Wednesday.

Nearly 1,000 people affected by the crisis were surveyed in September, representing only a fraction of the 10,000 households near Pearl Harbor that received contaminated water.

Of those respondents, 80% – that’s 788 people – reported symptoms in the last 30 days such as headaches, skin irritation, fatigue and difficulty sleeping. Of those who were pregnant during the crisis, 72% experienced complications, according to the survey.

November 9, 2022: Hundreds Of Red Hill Families Still Sick A Year Later, Survey Finds, Honolulu Civil Beat