Amid concerns about contamination’s spread, BWS says Navy denied testing ask

In another feud surrounding the Red Hill water crisis, the Board of Water Supply is seeking to test the Navy’s water wells but the military appears unwilling to allow it.

In a one-on-one interview with HNN, BWS Chief Engineer and Manager Ernie Lau expressed his frustration about the situation.

Lau said the testing is needed to get more information about a contamination plume from the Navy’s Red Hill fuel spills that tainted the Pearl Harbor drinking water system and sickened thousands in 2021.