[CPEO-MEF] FUEL, HEALTH: NASEM study of Red Hill, HI fuel leak health outcomes

[Lenny Siegel <Lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Health outcomes from Hawaii jet-fuel exposure remain open question, study finds

By WYATT OLSON 
STARS AND STRIPES 
March 20, 2026

Doctors treating patients exposed to water contaminated by jet fuel in Hawaii five years ago should carefully document those cases to build a database of long-term effects, according to a National Academies study issued Thursday. 

Little is known of the risks of specific long-term health outcomes associated with exposure to JP-5 jet fuel, according to the report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine that was jointly sponsored by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. 

JP-5 spilled from the Navy’s underground Red Hill storage facility in Hawaii in 2021 and contaminated groundwater used by thousands. The facility has since been permanently closed.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-03-20/red-hill-fuel-spill-health-hawaii-21125022.html

See https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/clinicians-should-focus-on-symptom-evaluation-and-continuity-of-care-following-jet-fuel-releases-in-oahu-says-new-report-examining-health-risks-from-potential-exposures for the National Academies press release and a link to the full report



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Lenny Siegel
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