Walk for Wai

Calling all Aloha Water Drinkers,

Please join us for the Walk for Wai in honor of Earth Day on Saturday, April 25, 2026, starting at 9 am, to help raise awareness of ongoing water contamination issues happening on O'ahu's as a result of the Red Hill catastrophic spill which happened on November 20, 2021.

The peaceful walk will begin at Ala Moana Beach Park (near the canoe hālau) and end at Kapiolani Park. Participants are being asked to wear blue and bring signs. (There is a sign making event on the 17th of March at Awahou see flier for details.)

Ernie Lau, Wayne Tanaka, Malia Marquez, Susan Gorman-Chang, and many other water protectors will be joining us for the 2nd Walk for Wai to remind the public, the EPA, the Hawai'i Department of Health, and the US Navy that water is precious and essential for a livable future on this island.

We walk on April 25th to demand transparency from all governmental agencies regarding remediation and clean-up efforts, a full accounting of what was spilled at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage facility over its 80-year-history, timely updates on efforts to determine the extent of the contamination in our island's sole source aquifer, and more. We are at a crossroads especially now that the US Navy is no longer required to answer questions from the Red Hill Community Representation Initiative, while moving forward with plans to reopen the Navy’s Red Hill and ʻAiea-Hālawa shafts for public consumption—both of which were contaminated during the 2021 Red Hill fuel spill

I hope to see you there. Please stay afterwards for speeches, music and educational booths.

Ola I Ka Wai.