Hawaii Water Contamination 2024. The navy is expanding its analyses of water quality in its hawaii distribution system after people complained last fall of lingering contamination, according to a report. Drinking water in six oʻahu homes on the navy water system tested positive for trace levels of petroleum hydrocarbons in october 2023.

On february 5, 2024, around 2,212 hawaii residents have filed a red hill lawsuit against the u.s. The testing found small traces of pfas, widely known as “forever chemicals”.