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.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected be on Oahu Wednesday night through Friday and plans to meet the commander in charge of defueling the Red Hill tanks, Rear Admiral John Wade. Families who were sickened by the spill are demanding immediate help.
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