Distrust remains after Navy report on tainted Hawaii water – By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Caleb Jones (The Associated Press) / July 3, 2022
HONOLULU — Lauren Wright continues to be leery of the water coming out of the taps in her family’s U.S. Navy home in Hawaii, saying she doesn’t trust that it’s safe.
Wright, her sailor husband and their three children ages 8 to 17 were among the thousands of people who were sickened late last year after fuel from military storage tanks leaked into Pearl Harbor’s tap water.
About 6,000 Navy, Army and Air Force families were affected by the toxic spill. The Wright family has returned to their military housing after spending months in Honolulu hotels, but they continue taking safety measures including taking short, five-minute showers. They don’t drink their tap water or cook with it.
