Water Commission Learns of Threats to West Maui Ground, Surface Sources
Map: Ground water Aquifer Systems Areas and their sustainable yields (SY) for the Lahaina Aquifer Sector with overlaying surface water hydrologic units and their perennial and intermittent streams with development tunnels and active irrigation ditch systems. Credit: CWRM By Teresa Dawson … Continued
USGS Modeling Mostly Predicts a Decline In Future Aquifer Recharge for the Islands
Photo: Limitations of recent U.S. Geological Survey modeling of aquifer recharge in Hawaiʻi. Credit: Heidi Kāne presentation to Commission on Water Resource Management. By Teresa Dawson How will the climate crisis affect groundwater recharge in Hawaiʻi? As a presentation the … Continued
Kuleana Farmers Again Complain Of Scant Water from Nā Wai ‘Ehā
Photo: The chained water valve and pipe that releases water into the Wailuku Town kuleana ʻauwai. Credit: CWRM By Teresa Dawson The heavy lifting is far from over. Nearly 20 years ago, Hui o Nā Wai ‘Ehā and the Maui … Continued
South Waikapū Kuleana Tenants Seek Greater Control Over Water Delivery
By Teresa Dawson In October, Environment Hawaiʻi reported on a complaint that kuleana tenants with permits to use water from South Waikapū Stream, one of the four streams of Nā Wai ʻEhā, were not receiving what they were due. They … Continued
Land Use Commission Denies Permit For Hilo’s Connections Charter School
Photo: Ted Hong, attorney for Community Based Education Support Services. By Patricia Tummons In the end, it wasn’t even close. By the time the Land Use Commission was set to vote on a special permit allowing the construction of a … Continued
New & Noteworthy: Hu Honua, Documents Disclosure
Hu Honua Rebuffed: The on-again, off-again dispute over the Hu Honua power plant just north of Hilo is now on again. This comes after Hu Honua itself sought to postpone – possibly for months – the scheduled start of a … Continued