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The Board of Water Supply said Monday that test results from its Halawa shaft did not show any signs of any fuel contamination and that the water was clean. BWS had shut down several wells over the past few weeks in a bid to protect against contamination in the public system after the state Department of Health detected high levels of fuel contamination in the Navy’s water system.

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Samples collected by the state Health Department at the Navy’s Red Hill water shaft found petroleum levels 66 to 350 times the safe limit for drinking, the state announced.

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The Army tells families impacted by the tainted water crisis that they should be prepared to be displaced for six to eight weeks -- under a best-case scenario.

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BWS warns Oahu families that the City and County's water could eventually be affected by the Navy's water crisis.

The state is reporting 170 new COVID cases and five additional fatalities.

US Sen. Brian Schatz wants EPA to take over tainted water investigation.

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The city confirmed that Oahu Transit Services was hit by a cyber attack that shut down online servers for the Bus and Handivan. The state Health Department also reported that a second Navy water well tested positive for high levels of fuel contamination, prompting the Board of Water Supply to take additional precautions in a bid to protect the public water system.

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The state Health Department reported Wednesday night that a second Navy water well tested positive for high levels of fuel contamination, prompting the Board of Water Supply to take additional precautions in a bid to protect the public water system.

The state said water samples taken from the Navy’s Aiea Halawa shaft on Sunday detected more than twice the safe limit of diesel fuel in the drinking water.

On Thursday morning, however, the Navy disputed the Health Department’s findings.

They said the water samples were from an off-service section of the water distribution system.

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