Revisiting The Ongoing Red Hill Water Crisis in O’ahu

Today is election day in Georgia’s Senate runoff. Voters are headed to the polls to decide between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker, in a race that could give Democrats an outright majority in the Senate.

This Wednesday marks one year since the state of Hawai’i ordered the U.S. Navy to defuel its Red Hill fuel facility, after thousands of gallons of jet fuel contaminated the local water supply. Keoni DeFranco, an O’ahu-based community organizer, joins us to discuss the ongoing fight to shut down the facility for good.

And in headlines: the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could undercut LGBTQ rights, authorities said a “targeted” attack on power substations over the weekend left thousands of people in North Carolina without electricity, and Michael Avenatti was sentenced to 14 years in prison for embezzlement.

Show Notes:

• O’ahu Water Protectors – https://oahuwaterprotectors.org/ •

• Sierra Club of Hawai’i – Shut Down Red Hill – https://sierraclubhawaii.org/redhill •

• Hawaii Public Radio: Red Hill fuel storage facility contamination timeline – https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/navy-red-hill-fuel-timeline •

• Every Last Vote | Vote Save America – https://votesaveamerica.com/every-last-vote/ •

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