Mālama i ka Wai- BROWN BAG BIOGRAPHY SPRING 2023

The US Navy's Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility sits just 100feet above O'ahu's primary drinking water supply. Since itsconstruction in 1943, at least 200,000 gallons of fuel haveleaked into nearby water sources. Though Red Hill operationshave stopped, fuel remains in the tanks, threatening O'ahu'swater supply.                         

In November 2021, a fuel leak from Red Hill contaminated thedrinking water supply, affecting nearly 100,000 Navy residents,businesses, and employees. Following this petroleum exposure,Navy families have reported health issues including difficultybreathing, dizziness, rashes, and vomiting.

In this talk, Ernie Lau and Kathleen M. Pahinui of the Board ofWater Supply will discuss the importance of our water andthreats to its continued viability. In particular, they will focus onthe impacts of Red Hill on our water sources and what we cando to ensure their protection from contamination.
                   
Cosponsored by the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi Peace and Justice, Shut Down Red Hill Coalition, Hamilton Library, the Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge, the Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, the School of Cinematic Arts, the School of Communication & Information, the Departments of Anthropology, History, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies