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The Navy’s filing makes clear it is not going to drain the Red Hill fuel tanks without a fight.

The Navy told lawmakers it will not meet a Jan. 3 deadline to come up with a plan for decontaminating its drinking water well.

The head of Honolulu’s water utility said he supports a hearing officer’s recommendation to drain the fuel tanks and wants them closed for good.

Hewa is the opposite of pono, and the Navy’s actions in the Red Hill drinking water crisis and whoever shot a monk seal on Molokai certainly fit the definition.

The Navy can still object to the hearing officer’s proposed decision, which would have to be finalized by a health department deputy director.

Meanwhile, Navy water customers are still being advised not to drink their water.

The Red Hill water crisis is stretching the Navy’s overstretched resources, experts say.

The United States seems to have lost the ability to predict or manage the consequences of its actions abroad or at home.

DOH says it is focusing on mitigating the crisis rather than sanctioning the Navy.

A Honolulu Board of Water Supply expert said the fuel tanks are “entering an end of life phase” but the military wants to decide if any tanks need to be emptied.