Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2023
An Innovative Kauai Farm Project May Depend On Saving A 100-Year-Old Reservoir
The ag project needs lots of water but the dam that could supply it will be torn down unless the farm can raise millions of dollars to save it.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018
Voters Support Nearshore Water Protection Despite State Scrapping 30×30 Goal, Polling Finds
Four out of five voters are supportive of stricter fishing regulations, according to a poll commissioned by The Nature Conservancy.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023
Lanai Water Utility Seeks Significant Increase In Rates
Discounted water for agricultural producers is also part of the company’s proposal.
Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022
Maui Voters Created New Community Water Authorities. Here’s What Happens Next
Maui County residents can apply to serve on the board that will run the new East Maui Community Water Authority.
Joint Task Force Red Hill/2022
A New Leak At Red Hill Dumps Hundreds Of Gallons Of Firefighting Foam
A health department official called the incident “egregious.”
Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022
The State Just Cracked Down On This West Maui Water Company
Olowalu Water Co. was accused of taking more water than it was allowed from a stream, a rule that’s aimed at protecting fragile natural ecosystems.
Courtesy: DOH/2021
Pearl Harbor Elementary School Water Sample Tests Positive For Coliform Bacteria
No illnesses have been reported, according to the Department of Education.
Courtesy: Surfrider Foundation
Federal Officials Order Closure Of 3 Big Island Cesspools
Despite a 2005 ban on large-capacity cesspools, hundreds remain in operation in Hawaii.
Christina Jedra/Civil Beat 2022
Marine Corps Pledges To Improve Stormwater Management In Kaneohe
The agreement will help protect the island’s waters from harmful runoff, the EPA said.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Cancer-Causing Fuel Components Detected In A BWS Monitoring Well In Honolulu
The water utility said it detected petroleum contamination beyond the military’s Red Hill property.