“But the figures, you know — we get all confused with it; it doesn’t add up.” -Buddy Nobriga, Water Commissioner One of the arguments mounted by the leeward parties in the Waiahole ditch contested case concerns the ability of Waiahole … Continued
In late December, the Water Commission heard testimony on the motion for a reconsideration of the order denying “existing use” status to several parties who had been denied use of Waiahole water in August 1995, when the commission issued its … Continued
The Waiahole Ditch is owned by Waiahole Irrigation Co., which is itself a subsidiary of Amfac/JMB-Hawai`i, Inc. Bert Hatton, vice president of WIC, told the Water Commission about the company’s expectations and plans for continued operation of the ditch. The … Continued
The Waiahole contested case hearing is in the hands of the members of the state Commission on Water Resource Management. The last testimony has been received. Attorneys for the 23 parties are preparing their final arguments and briefs. It is … Continued
Chemical Endocrine Disruptors Object Of State-UH Study in Kane`ohe Bay The state Division of Aquatic Resources, an arm of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, and the Hawai`i Institute of Marine Biology will soon begin sampling Kane`ohe Bay water … Continued
In January, the Commission on Water Resource Management ordered several of the leeward O`ahu parties involved in the Waiahole Ditch contested case hearing to show cause why they should not be found in violation of a commission order limiting their … Continued
Parties seeking to restore the flow of Waiahole Ditch water to windward O`ahu have filed a petition with the state Board of Land and Natural Resources, asking the board to remove the Department of Land and Natural Resources from the … Continued
By Patricia Tummons In June 1979, John Mink, a hydrologist under contract to Maui Land & Pineapple Company, conducted a series of water quality tests. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had asked for the tests to determine if a chemical … Continued
Before construction of the Waiahole ditch system, the stretch of the Ko`olau mountain range from Kahana to Waiahole could be thought of as an enormous reservoir. Water entered the mountains when rain, released from clouds snagged by the mountain peaks, … Continued
In a policy decision made at the highest levels of state government, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources and the state Department of Agriculture allied themselves with the interests of the leeward parties in the Waiahole contested case … Continued