Community leaders, advocates and students gathered at Honolulu Hale on Monday afternoon to launch the “Pledge to Our Wai, Pledge to Our Keiki,” a public commitment to protect Oahu’s aquifer from ongoing contamination tied to the U.S. Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. The event also marked the debut of “Tainted Waters: Art for Truth,” a student art exhibit outside City Council chambers that will remain on display through October.

Board of Water Supply Chief Engineer Ernie Lau, City Council Chair Tommy Waters, state Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole, former Red Hill Community Representation Initiative Chair Marti Townsend, and youth organizer Sydney Chung joined community members and water protectors to highlight both the urgency and the stakes of the crisis.

The pledge, organizers said,

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