Hawaii Congressman Kai Kahele blasts top Navy official who said drinking well contamination is 'not a crisis'
Sophie Cocke, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Fri, December 24, 2021, 12:06 PM·3 min read
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Dec. 24—Hawaii Congressman Kai Kahele is urging a top Navy official to publicly apologize for "insulting and offensive comments " he made during a hearing this week on the Navy's Red Hill fuel facility, which is believed to be the source of petroleum contamination in the Navy's drinking water system.
During the hearing, in which the Navy is contesting an emergency order issued by the state Department of Health to drain the Red Hill tanks until they can be determined safe to operate, Ella Foley Gannon, an attorney for the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, asked Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy James Balocki whether he thought the current situation constituted a crisis.
Balocki said it may be "an urgent and compelling situation perhaps, not a crisis."
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