U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda will have Red Hill, Navy oversight

TL;DR - U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda has been appointed to the House Armed Services Committee with oversight of the U.S. military, giving Hawaii another powerful watchdog over the Navy’s plan to clean up Red Hill.

Red Hill is not in Tokuda’s congressional district, but her seat on the committee means she will have a voice regarding the Navy’s plans, which have been met with widespread pushback from the community and public officials in the wake of fuel leaks into Oahu’s underground freshwater supply.

Tokuda, who represents rural Oahu and the neighbor islands, has had a brief courtesy call with Navy officials in Washington, D.C., but said she plans more extensive meetings with Navy officials here in February when she returns home.

January 28, 2023: U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda will have Red Hill, Navy oversight, Honolulu Star-Advertiser