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The Navy has begun tank ventilation and air quality monitoring at the Red Hill fuel storage facility.

Two years after the Pentagon agreed it would remove fuel from its underground Red Hill fuel storage facility and shut it down, the military task force charged with removing fuel stored in the Navy’s underground Red Hill facility has officially concluded its mission.

The Board of Water Supply is checking for contaminants in or near our groundwater because of the Red Hill fuel spill. Drilling started this week on a second "monitor well"

The Board of Water Supply began drilling a new monitoring well in Halawa Valley this week that will help determine how much contamination there is in the aquifer from the Red Hill fuel leak.

Question: There used to be a succulent garden where the public could learn about different plants that didn’t use much water, and sometimes they gave away mulch, but I don’t hear about it anymore. I think it closed during the pandemic. Will it reopen?

Following the massive leaks of jet fuel at the Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in 2021, a $75-million offer to the Honolulu Board of Water Supply to restart a major fresh water source for Oahu residents has been rejected.

The action paves the way for future development of mixed-use business, residential and affordable housing sites near the state’s planned New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District.

The Halawa Shaft, one of Oahu’s major sources of fresh drinking water, was permanently shut down following massive leaks of jet fuel at the Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage in 2021.

The Halawa Shaft, one of Oahu’s major sources of fresh drinking water, was permanently shut down following massive leaks of jet fuel at the Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage in 2021.

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