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The plan is in addition to the costs of replacing key facilities.
Military officials promised that cost concerns are not influencing their decisionmaking.
Board of Water Supply files $1.2B claim against Navy to cover costs of responding to Red Hill crisis
“The emergency is ongoing and unresolved."
That equates to about 103.5 million gallons of fuel.
After gravity defueling is completed in January, there will be 64,000 gallons of residual fuel left.
“They absolutely lied."
The company says it’s transferred almost 34 million gallons of Red Hill fuel to Kapolei.
The board could make a final decision on the rate hikes next month.
“My office has learned that in fact leaks did occur and that the tanks were drained and cleaned," the letter said.
"We have taken exhaustive effort to reduce risk."
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“I don’t think they’ve made provisions to safely evacuate people in case of an emergency."
The state said DOH inspectors will be on-site to oversee the de-fueling operation.
The Navy plans to empty about 104 million gallons of fuel from the Red Hill underground facility.
“When you get caught in a lie, it just adds more controversy to the chaos."
“What happened was not acceptable," the Navy secretary said.
“They want to move to exclude the medical negligence claim."
The project came amid the military’s massive effort to defuel the Red Hill facility.
Joint Task Force leaders are preparing their emergency response plan if a mishap should occur during defueling.
Hawaii News Now has learned the Navy will allow the Board of Water Supply to test the drinking water at the Red Hill shaft. It’s a major development after a months long fued.
But some environmentalists are still suspicious about those claims — and regret the waste of drinking water.
Joint Task Force hosts open house to discuss steps involved in defueling the Red Hill Bulk Storage Facility.
“I think what the public needs to know is the worst case scenario."
On Thursday, the federal courthouse was packed with Red Hill families and attorneys for both sides.
It's unclear who the grand jury is targeting.
“These taxes were unfair and unexpected."
Lawyers called the suit significant.
She wanted to know whether unfunded projects in Hawaii to improve infrastructure would be addressed.
The new revelation was included an internal DOH memo.
Some of the nation’s top military leaders convened Thursday to discuss major issues, including the Red Hill defueling plan and the Haleakala diesel spill.
Hawaii News Now has learned experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are in Hawaii looking at medical records of military families who got sick from the Red Hill fuel spills. They’re in Hawaii after its Red Hill surveys showed many participants reported worse health after the 2021 fuel spill that contaminated the Navy’s drinking water system around Pearl Harbor.
The Board of Water Supply said the draft lacks clear timelines, penalties and public transparency.
Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth is in Hawaii to focus on aging infrastructure and quality of life issues.
In a one-on-one interview with HNN, BWS Chief Engineer and Manager Ernie Lau expressed his frustration about the situation.
It was billed as being for active duty service members and their families.
The investigation into the spill has been finalized, but not yet released.
The clinic will include doctors specialized in skin, brain, behavior and stomach issues.
About 6,000 people were sickened by the Navy water contamination crisis.
The report concluded attempting to remove the 200 feet tanks would be dangerous for workers and may destabilize the surrounding geology.
On Nov. 29, an estimated 1,300 gallons of aqueous film forming foam spilled at the Red Hill fuel facility.
In a letter to the Government Accountability Office, the delegation says the people of Hawaii deserve answers.
An “inadvertent mishap,” that’s how the Navy is describing the recent spill of a chemical used to fight fires at Red Hill.
“To see that information was taken and available earlier this year and never disclosed to us, I was very disappointed.”
“Additional groundwater sampling may be required based on the results of this preliminary investigation,” the letter said.
The 3.5-mile trek started at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam and ended at Ke’ehi Lagoon.
They did not say how long the defueling process could be delayed.
“It’s certainly been a difficult year. But we can’t let up."
When the crisis began, military leaders issued denials and pushed back against calls to shut down the underground fuel facility.
“A military asset has poisoned my own children."
“Actually hearing the silence in Halawa Shaft, of the pumps not running, makes me really sad."
One year ago, Ariana Wyatt was living in military housing at Pearl Harbor.