News Release – Department of Health to host Red Hill open house, Fuel Tank Advisory Committee meeting June 5 and 6, 2023

Posted on Jun 2, 2023 in Latest Department News, Newsroom

HONOLULU, HI – The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) will host an open house and conduct a Fuel Tank Advisory Committee (FTAC) meeting next week to address environmental contamination from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. Representatives from DOH, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Joint Task Force-Red Hill, Navy Region Hawaiʻi, the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, and Defense Health Agency will participate in both events.

 

Members of the media interested in attending should RSVP to Thu Perry, [email protected].

 

 

MONDAY, JUNE 5

 

  WHAT: Red Hill Open House

(View information booths and have questions answered by representatives from DOH, EPA, Department of Defense, Honolulu Board of Water Supply, Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi, and more.)
 
  WHERE: Moanalua High School Cafeteria

2825 Ala Ilima Street

Honolulu, HI 96818
   
  WHEN: Monday, June 5, 2023

3:00-7:00 p.m.

  

TUESDAY, JUNE 6

 

  WHAT: Fuel Tank Advisory Committee (FTAC) Meeting

Click here to view meeting agenda
   
  WHERE: In-person:

Moanalua High School Performing Arts Center

2825 Ala Ilima Street

Honolulu, HI 96818

 

Virtual Attendance:

Register at https://hawaii.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nGAPxVIDQD-55Pufp4raBg

 

Both in-person and virtual attendees will have the opportunity to provide comments or ask questions.
   
  WHEN: Tuesday, June 6, 2023

1:00-5:00 p.m.

 

These events are part of efforts by DOH and other agencies to increase and enhance public engagement related to Red Hill. The EPA hosted a Red Hill Open House on January 17, 2023. EPA and DOH also jointly conducted two webinars: Public Health Activities Related to Red Hill on January 12, 2023 and Drinking Water Monitoring Update for Red Hill on April 20, 2023. EPA plans to conduct additional webinars in 2023.

 

More information can be found online at the DOH Red Hill Water Information Website and the EPA’s Red Hill Public Engagement Calendar.

 

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Media Contact:

Thu Perry

Public Participation Coordinator

DOH Solid and Hazardous Waste Branch

[email protected]

(808) 586-4226