As the Board of Land and Natural Resources meets to vote on the lease for Mahi Pono, water advocates bemoan the lost opportunity for county management.

Community members gave the idea a lukewarm reception when the Maui Department of Water Supply shared details.

After years of research and planning, Puakō residents’ efforts to create a model for the state using a low-pressure sewer system are finally gaining momentum.

Sea level rise is endangering the fragile brackish waters on the Kona Coast, but it’s also creating new ones.

After a legal settlement, Hawaiʻi County agreed to upgrade the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant beginning in March. Now the project is four months overdue and the county could face a hefty fine.

The East Maui Water Authority says it wants to work with Mahi Pono to preserve and protect the water system as rainfall becomes less predictable. But the farm has its own plan.

The deals amount to roughly $27,000 per plaintiff. Some victims of the water contamination say that doesn’t go far enough.

UH schools on the Big Island and Maui are training students to convert cesspools to cleaner alternatives.

The answer is unclear, largely due to the patchwork of land use agreements made during Dole’s decades-long land sell-off.

In Kona’s coffee belt, up to 500 farmers and others have lost their primary sources of water — and will be relying on trips to county spigots for the foreseeable future.