Activists mark one-year anniversary since whistleblower revealed Red Hill fuel leak

TL;DR - It’s been nearly a year since a whistleblower revealed Navy officials knew a fuel leak at its Red Hill storage facility was contaminating Oahu’s water supply.

Today, the Honolulu Board of Water Supply and dozens of residents gathered outside the Pearl Harbor National Memorial Visitor Center to send a message to the U.S. Navy.

“For one year, all we’ve been given, all we have are words and verbal assurances, none of which have kept us safe. And when those words turned out to be untruths, wishful thinking, misrepresentations and lies, lives are upended,” said Wayne Tanaka, director of Sierra Club of Hawaii.

Demonstrators expressed frustration and feel their concerns are being ignored.

October 8, 2022: Activists mark one-year anniversary since whistleblower revealed Red Hill fuel leak, Hawaiʻi News Now

October 8, 2022: Environmental groups commemorate anniversary of Red Hill water crisis, Honolulu Star Advertiser

October 8, 2022: Oahu residents commemorate first whistleblower of Red Hill contamination, KITV

October 8, 2022: Dozens reflect on Red Hill fuel leak, call for action, KHON2

October 10, 2022: Watchdog groups gathered at Pearl Harbor want oversight of Red Hill defueling, Hawaiʻi Public Radio