Former Govs. Waihee and Abercrombie call for Red Hill fuel facility closure

TL;DR - Former Govs. John Waihee and Neil Abercrombie today called for the closure of the Navy’s Red Hill fuel storage facility that’s suspected of contaminating drinking water in neighboring homes, leaving residents unable to bathe or drink from their taps.

“I think the Department of Health ought to close the place down,” Waihee told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s “Spotlight Hawaii” livestream program…“The…military always takes the position that they can’t do without something. They can’t do without it, there’s no better way to do anything and unfortunately that’s been proven — they couldn’t do it without Kahoolawe (that the Navy used for target practice) they couldn’t do without Barbers Point (Naval Air Station) and yet they have done without it. ….Yeah we out to close the place down. How much more do you need to do to demonstrate that those facilities are no longer viable, period?

December 3, 2021: Former Govs. Waihee and Abercrombie call for Red Hill fuel facility closure, Honolulu Star-Advertiser