Navy temporarily suspends Red Hill fuel tank operations

TL;DR - The Navy said it has temporarily ceased using the Red Hill fuel tanks as it continues to struggle with the contamination of its water system that serves about 93,000 people on Oahu.

“The Navy is not moving fuel from operational tanks at Red Hill at this time,” Navy spokesman Mike Andrews told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser today. “However, please remember that the fuel stored at Red Hill is vital to the nation and Hawaii, providing fuel not only to the Navy, Air Force, Army and Marines, but also Coast Guard and Hawaii National Guard.”

Ige and U.S. Sens. Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono, and Reps. Ed Case and Kai Kahele released a joint statement calling for the Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, who is in Hawaii for the 80th anniversary of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, to suspend Red Hill operations.

December 6, 2021: Navy temporarily suspends Red Hill fuel tank operations, Honolulu Star-Advertiser

December 6, 2021: Navy suspends use of Red Hill fuel tanks as it continues to struggle with water system contamination, KHON2

December 6, 2021: Navy halts use of Red Hill fuel storage complex above Oʻahu aquifer, Hawaiʻi Public Radio