Oʻahu Water Protectors demand environmental justice for Hawaiʻi
The civic group, Oʻahu Water Protectors, formed in October 2021 to preserve the island’s water ...
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The civic group, Oʻahu Water Protectors, formed in October 2021 to preserve the island’s water ...
Hawaiʻi’s Red Hill catastrophe and the lessons for Okinawa -- In November 2021, a fuel leak at the US Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, Oʻahu Island, contaminated the drinking water for 93,000 people; one year later, 4,900 liters of concentrated PFAS firefighting foam spilled at the same base.
The civic group, Oʻahu Water Protectors, formed in October 2021 to preserve the island’s water sources and raise awareness of the risks they face, particularly from the US Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility which sits atop the island’s aquifer.
The Red Hill fueling station at Pearl Harbor is leaking chemicals into the O'ahu water supply, causing damage that could last generations.
The day is finally here. The military started the defueling of the Red Hill pipelines. But despite the anticipation, there's still no end to the harmful health effects from the