Pollution & Cleanup
First, the important part: what follows is a statewide screening list, not a check on any specific home. A site somewhere in Hawaii does not mean a particular address is affected, and the distance between the two can be considerable. Hawaii's contamination history is shaped less by heavy industry than by its long-standing military footprint and the legacy of agricultural and fuel-storage activity across the islands. The Hawaii Department of Health works alongside EPA's federal Superfund program as the state-side partner on these sites. Treat the records here as context worth reviewing when evaluating an address, not as a safety verdict. They show what the public files document, and nothing more.
On the cleanup side, the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) is the state-side partner to EPA's federal Superfund program, working alongside the federal agency on contaminated sites and typically running its own state-level site-cleanup and remediation work in parallel. When PFAS turns up at a contaminated site, Hawaii tends to lean on the federal framework rather than a separate state standard, consistent with how it handles PFAS in drinking water. The takeaway is steadying: a named state office is part of every site on these lists, not just the federal government far away.
From EPA's National Priorities List, filtered to sites with confirmed PFAS contamination. EPA's broader Superfund/SEMS inventory is larger and includes non-PFAS and assessment-stage sites.
| Site | Type / status |
|---|---|
| Pearl Harbor Naval Complex | Federal · NPL: Final |
| Schofield Barracks (Usarmy) | Federal · NPL: Deleted |
Check Superfund sites near a specific Hawaii address →
VetMyAddress maps nearby EPA Superfund/NPL sites and grades the address A–F alongside its water, PFAS, flood, and air data.
If no PFAS-confirmed Superfund sites surface for Hawaii in these records, that is genuinely reassuring, but it is not a full all-clear. PFAS confirmation depends on what has been tested and reported, and the Hawaii Department of Health's broader contaminated-site inventory, alongside EPA's SEMS database, covers far more ground than this one slice. Read an empty list as good news with an asterisk, not as a closed question.
A site appearing on this page means EPA has confirmed PFAS contamination at a National Priorities List Superfund site somewhere in Hawaii. It is a statewide screening list. It does not tell you the distance from any specific home, the exposure pathway, or whether the local drinking-water system is affected.
For a specific property, the things that actually matter are:
That address-level synthesis — nearest-site distance plus the home's full environmental profile in one A–F grade — is what the VetMyAddress report is for.
The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) acts as the state-side partner to EPA's federal Superfund program. The two co-manage contaminated-site cleanup in Hawaii, with the state agency typically handling state-level remediation work alongside the federal listings.
Hawaii does have federally tracked contaminated sites, shaped largely by its military presence and legacy fuel-storage and agricultural activity. The table above renders the documented sites from public records; the Hawaii Department of Health co-manages cleanup alongside EPA.
The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) is the state environmental and public-health agency. On the cleanup side it works with EPA's federal Superfund program and oversees state-level site remediation across the islands.
Our curated EPA dataset lists 2 PFAS-confirmed Superfund (NPL) sites in Hawaii, including Pearl Harbor Naval Complex, Schofield Barracks (Usarmy). EPA's full Superfund inventory (including non-PFAS and assessment-stage sites) is larger — a specific-address report checks all SEMS sites near the property.
Proximity is a starting point, not a verdict. Real-world impact depends on distance, the type of contamination, the exposure pathway (groundwater, soil, vapor), the home's water source, and the cleanup stage. A site two miles away marked 'construction complete' is very different from an active site next door.
Use VetMyAddress to see EPA Superfund/NPL sites near any Hawaii address, bundled with the home's drinking water, PFAS, flood zone, and air-quality data in a single plain-English A–F grade. EPA's own ECHO database (echo.epa.gov) is the free, official source if you prefer to dig through the raw records.
It means PFAS ('forever chemicals') have been documented in the contamination at that National Priorities List site. PFAS is persistent and can migrate through groundwater, so a confirmed PFAS site is worth pairing with the home's drinking-water and PFAS data to understand the exposure pathway.