On 27 May, "George Washington" stopped at NAS North Island in San Diego, California for repairs. On 20 June the Navy announced that the damage from the fire was more serious than previously thought, and that repairs would take at least until August and would cost $70 million. As a consequence, "Kitty Hawk" was retained in Hawaii during June and July to replace "George Washington" in the RIMPAC 2008 exercises, with the planned turnover to take place in San Diego instead of Hawaii.