Jet Fuel in Paradise

Written By Sierra Club Hawaiʻi Chapter

TL;DR - On December 2, Xavier Bonilla’s 17-year-old son called him from work, panicking because he couldn’t breathe. The symptoms had started after a shower, and by the time Bonilla reached his son, he was inside an ambulance, covered with a full-body rash and so swollen that Bonilla couldn’t see his eyes—"blown up like a balloon," Bonilla said. It took two EpiPens before his son was well enough to be released.

Others in the household got sick too. Some had headaches and brain fog. One ended up in the emergency room three or four times in December: itchy, dizzy, vomiting. The dog got sick. Bonilla’s son broke out in a rash every time he touched the water. Bonilla called building management and asked if anyone had reported problems. He was told that nobody else had complained about anything. But other neighbors said differently.

March 9, 2022: Jet Fuel in Paradise, Sierra Magazine

Sierra Club Hawaiʻi Chapter
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