Court rules Navy liable for Red Hill fuel leak; families call award amounts ‘disheartening’

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Wednesday a federal judge ruled that the U.S. is liable for the 2021 Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility leak on Oahu, which contaminated the drinking water and put the ... Read More

Military Families Win in Case over Fuel-Tainted Water from Red Hill Spill in Hawaii

The 17 families were awarded monetary damages to cover medical costs and are considered "bellwethers" as they represent roughly 7,500 pending cases. Read More

Hawaii families win lawsuit over Red Hill fuel-contaminated water

A federal judge has ordered the Navy to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to 17 military family members affected by fuel-contaminated water at Red Hill in 2021. Read More

Pentagon to shut down leaking Navy fuel tank facility in Hawaii

The Defense Department will permanently shut down the Navy’s massive fuel tank facility in Hawaii that leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor’s tap water, and will remove all the fuel, the ... Read More

A historic win: U.S. Navy liable for sickening thousands in 2021 Red Hill fuel spill

A federal court judge has found the U.S. Navy liable for causing thousands to be sickened by the fuel spill at Red Hill in 2021. Read More

Judge awards $680K to Hawaii military families over fuel-tainted water

The cases set the legal tone for thousands more military families and civilians suing over a 2021 jet fuel leak into a Navy drinking water system on Oahu. Read More

Scathing report released detailing Navy’s handling of Red Hill fuel spill

“We couldn’t find evidence that the Navy either reported or carried out cleanup activities for those releases,” Michael Roark, Deputy Inspector General told Hawaii News Now. The Board of ... Read More

Navy seeks to reactivate wells closed during Red Hill crisis

On May 6, 2021, jet fuel from the Red Hill tanks spilled and some of it entered a drain that ... distracted the military from its warfighting mission. That has led some in Hawaii to wonder what ... Read More

Navy didn't understand the risks posed by Hawaii fuel tanks despite studies, watchdog says

The military built the Red Hill fuel tanks into the side ... and safety of the people of Hawaii. “It's outrageous and unacceptable,” said the statement from U.S. Sens. Mazie Hirono and Brian ... Read More

Court rules US Navy liable for sickening thousands from Red Hill fuel leak

The non-jury trail lasted two weeks last May. Federal judge Leslie Kobayashi ruled Wednesday that the chemicals in the jet fuel spill in November 2021 had the capacity to cause harm alleged by the ... Read More

Navy didn't understand well-documented risks posed by Hawaii fuel tanks, watchdog says

The military built the Red Hill fuel tanks into the side ... and safety of the people of Hawaii. “It's outrageous and unacceptable,” said the statement from U.S. Sens. Mazie Hirono and Brian ... Read More