Displaced military families back in homes, but support continues in Hawaii water crisis

The water has been declared safe to drink in all 19 zones within the Navy water system in Hawaii, and displaced residents have left their hotels and moved back to their homes, but that’s not the end of the services’ support for Navy, Army and Air Force families, officials said.

“It’s been a long process to get us to this point, and I’d like to thank each and every one of you for your perseverance and efforts to get us here,” said Navy Capt. Darren Guenther, chief of staff for Navy Region Hawaii, during a March 21 Facebook live update for residents. Resources are still available for families, he said, and testing and monitoring of the water will continue.