November 15, 2022
Today’s announcement that the Navy is establishing a Defueling Information Sharing Forum which will allow community leaders, elected representatives and other stakeholders an opportunity to provide community feedback and receive regular progress updates as the Red Hill Bulk Storage Facility is defueled is a welcome step toward transparency as the Navy works to safeguard Oʻahu’s water. The Navy clearly needs to improve its credibility with the people of this state and it is our hope that establishing this sharing forum with community leaders will assist toward that goal. We have committed our top executive – CEO Dr. Sylvia Hussey – to serve on this forum alongside other voices important to the lāhui to provide insight from our Native Hawaiianperspective. The defueling of the Red Hill Bulk Storage Facility is of such vital importance that it will take all of our voices working together to ensure a pono resolution of this crucial issue. We must all continue to engage the Navy with every step of this process to ensure that Oʻahu’s clean water resources are preserved for generations to come.
Joint Task Force-Red Hill Defueling Information Sharing Forum Volunteer Members
For additional information, please visit www.pacom.mil/JTF-Red-Hill/.
