Red Hill Public Engagement

Public Participation – Proposed Order – Red Hill

Learn more about the 2023 proposed order, public meetings, and how to comment.

• About
• Red Hill Email List
• Calendar of Upcoming Events
• Submit Your Questions
• Partner Meetings and Events
• 2015 Administrative Order on Consent Public Meetings

About

EPA is committed to providing the public with information and opportunities to engage on EPA’s work to protect human health and the environment impacted by the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. Detailed public meeting information and fact sheets that summarize work performed under the 2015 Red Hill Administrative Order on Consent are available on this page.

Red Hill Email List

To receive updates and correspondence related to EPA’s work on Red Hill, sign up for the EPA Red Hill Email List. Recent email messages sent to the distribution list are posted here:

• EPA Red Hill Update: April 20, 2023 Webinar - Drinking Water Monitoring Update for Red Hill (pdf) (273.14 KB, April 12, 2023)
  Information on registration for the Red Hill in Focus webinar taking place Thursday, April 20th and announcement that Red Hill FAQs are now available on EPA's Red Hill website.
• EPA Red Hill Update: AFFF Request for Information Update (pdf) (507.95 KB, April 6, 2023)
  EPA Memo: Red Hill Update – EPA sharing information received from the Navy in response to the EPA’s Request for Information (RFI) on the November 2022 Aqueous Film Forming Form (AFFF) concentrate release.
  Attachments: Response to EPA 20230106 Ltr – RCRA 3007 RFI – 15 MAR 2023 rev.pdf (pdf) Navy’s response to the EPA’s RFI.
  Question 1 Encl 3 – Historical Red Hill Releases.pdf (pdf) Navy’s response to question 1 of EPA’s RFI.
• EPA Red Hill Update: EPA Hiring Virtual Open House (pdf) (832.16 KB, March 28, 2023)
  EPA Memo: Red Hill Update – EPA hosting an Open House on March 30, 2023 to share information about all the EPA positions in EPA Region 9, including roles to support agency activities related to Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.
  Attachment: EPA Open House Flyer Final (pdf) announcing virtual event

Submit Your Questions

If you have questions about EPA’s work on Red Hill, please submit your questions via email to RedHill@epa.gov.

If you have questions about actions the Navy is taking to defuel Red Hill, enter your questions in the Contact Form at the bottom of the Joint Task Force-Red Hill webpage.

For any other matters, please reach out to the individuals listed on the contacts list.

Partner Meetings and Events

Red Hill information is presented at numerous public meeting forums throughout the year including:

• State of Hawai'i Red Hill Task Force and Fuel Tank Advisory Committee Meetings
  These meetings are held twice per year, in the spring and fall. These meetings of the Fuel Tank Advisory Committee are open to the public and include an opportunity for public comments and questions.
• State of Hawai'i Commission on Water Resources Management
  Commission meetings are tentatively scheduled for the third Tuesday of each month and often include a Red Hill item, listed as agenda item D. The Commission website includes links to presentation materials and to the video recording of the meeting.
• Navy Red Hill Public Engagement Updates
  Information about past Navy hosted public meetings and quarterly audio updates.
• Joint Base Pearl Harbor Water Updates Town Halls
  During the 2021-2022 Joint Base Pearl Harbor Drinking Water Emergency, the Navy held daily updates and town hall meetings.

2015 Administrative Order on Consent Public Meetings

EPA, Hawai'i Department of Health, Navy and Defense Logistics Agency host public meetings to share updates on work required under the 2015 Red Hill Administrative Order on Consent. Information from past public meetings is available below.

• Public Meeting Presentation: Red Hill Fuel Storage Facility Tank Upgrade Alternatives and Release Detection (pdf) (1.48 MB, November 19, 2019)
  Slide presentation by EPA, Hawai'i Department of Health and Navy from the November 19, 2019 public meeting in Honolulu, Hawai'i.
• August 2018 Status Update: Red Hill Underground Storage Facility (pdf) (5.35 MB, 08/2018)
  EPA Fact Sheet with updated information about progress at the Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility on Environmental Investigation, Cleanup, and Environmental Performance.
• Red Hill Public Information Meeting Posters (pdf) (1.26 MB, March 14, 2018)
  Posters produced by EPA and Hawai'i Department of Health (DOH), presented at March 14, 2018 Public Information Meeting at Moanalua Middle School in Honolulu, Hawai'i.
• December 2017 Status Update: Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility (pdf) (1.76 MB, 12/2017)
  EPA Fact Sheet with updated information about progress at the Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility on Environmental Investigation, Cleanup, and Environmental Performance.
• May 2017 Status Update: Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility (pdf) (423.88 KB, 05/2017)
  EPA Fact Sheet with updated information about progress at the Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility on Environmental Investigation, Cleanup, and Environmental Performance.
• March 2016 Status Update: Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility (pdf) (377.4 KB, 03/15/2016)
  EPA Fact Sheet with updated information about progress at the Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility on Environmental Investigation, Cleanup, and Environmental Performance.
• Red Hill Public Information Meeting Posters (pdf) (2.96 MB, June 22, 2017)
  Posters presented at June 22, 2017 Public Information Meeting at the Moanalua Middle School in Honolulu.