Eight hundred feet above sea level, deep in the Makaleha mountain range of eastern Kaua`i, three springs release a steady flow of pure, cold water to an unnamed tributary of Makaleha Stream. The springs provide habitat to one of just … Continued
Half a Million Dollars Later, The Pu`u Anahulu Well Goes Bust The long saga of the Pu`u Anahulu well appears to be coming to a close. Environment Hawai`i reported in June 1994 that the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ … Continued
In November, the state Commission on Water Resource Management will open the contested case to decide who will ultimately obtain rights to use the water in the Waiahole Ditch, a system of tunnels and ditches that carries millions of gallons … Continued
The Commission on Water Resource Management has approved a contested case hearing to be held on the long-term fate of water in the Waiahole ditch. The decision occurred at the commission’s meeting on November 16, where it considered the formal … Continued
In May, after a year’s worth of meetings, hearings, and agonized discussion, the Stream Protection and Management Task Force, appointed by the state Commission on Water Resource Management, released a report on its recommendations and suggestions. At about the same … Continued
The most common vehicle used by the Division of Land Management to authorize the landscaping of beach reserve land in Kihei is the month-to-month revocable permit. Theoretically, the permit can be cancelled on one month’s notice by either party. Only … Continued
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Water and Land Development is paying $20,000 to the engineering firm of Mink & Yuen, Inc., to prepare an “assessment” of the Waiahole Ditch System. The first knowledge that the … Continued
On October 19, 1994, the state Commission on Water Resource Management approved a process of mediation intended to resolve the issue of complaints that water from the Waiahole Ditch was being wasted. More than a dozen claimants to the water … Continued
On September 29, the Commission on Water Resource Management scheduled a hearing on O’ahu Sugar Company’s release of up to 15 million gallons a day of water from the Waiahole ditch on the leeward side of the island. At the … Continued