How a Navy Fuel Leak Poisoned Hawaii’s Water, and What’s Happening Across the Pacific | SME 012

Award-winning Journalist Kevin Knodell joins Subject Matter Expert to unpack how a Navy fuel leak contaminated drinking water in Hawaii, detailing what residents lived through, what accountability looks like now, and how that crisis connects to the wider Pacific. Kevin takes us on-the-water with the U.S. Coast Guard and partner nations fighting illegal fishing, how patrols work in the Pacific, and what is real and what is hype concerning Chinese aggression.Kevin Knodell is a Hawaii-based reporter known for deep field work across the Pacific and the Middle East. He has embedded with the U.S. Coast Guard throughout the South Pacific and covered Hawaii’s military fuel water pollution crisis for Honolulu Star-Advertiser; his work highlights how decisions made far away shape daily life on the islands. He has previously written for The Daily Beast, Foreign Policy Magazine, Playboy, The Nib, Coffee or Die Magazine, Vice and others. He is the co-author of the graphic novels “Machete Squad” and “The 'Stan.”In this episode:Hawaii’s Red Hill water crisis and Navy accountabilityHow patrols actually work on Pacific fisheries enforcementHow illegal fishing can be a canary-in-the-coal mine for other illegal activityHow U.S.–China competition is impacting the worldWhat it was like reporting in the Middle EastFollow Kevin KnodellFollow Kevin on InstagramRead Kevin’s ReportingNew here? Welcome to Subject Matter Expert, hosted by Marty Skovlund Jr., featuring top experts across diverse and relevant fields without regard to political bias. If you're looking for an echo chamber, this isn't it! In each episode, Marty dives deep into high-impact topics with guests who have been there, done that, offering nuanced insights and practical takeaways, while highlighting their unique stories, knowledge, and experiences.Subscribe & FollowSubscribe to ⁠Subject Matter Expert on YouTube⁠Subscribe to ⁠Subject Matter Expert Clips on YouTube⁠Follow ⁠Subject Matter Expert on Instagram⁠Follow ⁠Marty on Instagram⁠Buy Marty's Books⁠Send Me: The True Story of a Mother at War⁠⁠Violence of Action: The True Stories of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the War on Terror⁠