Red Hill fuel facility a ‘ticking time bomb,’ Hawaii official says

The Navy’s Red Hill fuel facility is a “ticking time bomb” that poses an imminent peril to human health and the environment, according to a state Department of Health hearings officer who on Monday largely dismissed the Navy’s arguments that it shouldn’t have to comply with a state emergency order that it drain its underground tanks and address safety deficiencies at the facility before seeking state permission to resume operations.