Authored By: Candace Whitman
According to Hawaii News Now, lawsuits are being filed on behalf of the residents affected by the petroleum-contaminated water in the Pearl Harbor water system.
One class-action lawsuit is being filed against the company that manages the military housing for failing to provide safe water and another lawsuit is being filed against the Navy because of the spills they are responsible for that caused the water crisis.
Mahealani Richardson of Hawaii News Now reports that active-duty military members cannot file claims against the navy but civilians, including military family members, can.
Richardson interviewed Elisapeta Alaimaleata, an American Samoan nonprofit leader who lives in military housing and was affected by the contaminated water; she told Hawaii News Now that she experienced “hair loss, rashes and dizziness from the fuel-tainted and smelly water.” Her husband and dog were also harmed by the water.
To read more about the water crisis and the lawsuits that are being filed click here and here to read the articles by Hawaii News Now.