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Recent Posts:
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- New research shows how submarine groundwater affects coral reef growth
- Maui County to appeal wastewater discharge case to US Supreme Court
- Assessing Eutrophication Potential of a Freshwater Lake by Relating Its Bioproductivity and Biodiversity: A Case Study of Lake Wilson on Central Oahu, Hawaii
- Earthjustice cases restoring water to native streams…
- New State of Hawaii Brown Water Beach Website
- US Government Releases First Global Water Strategy
- U.S. Household Water Use Continues to Decline…
- AWWA/HWEA Pacific Water Conference
- Endangered and Underfunded…
- US Climate Resilience Toolkit: Freshwater and Drought
- Restoring Water Rights in Hawaii
- More Cesspools in Hawaii Required to Close
- (Kona’s) Waiaha Deepwell’s return to service derailed by malfunction, cable break
- Warming may lead to freshwater stress on many islands around the world
- Rare East Honolulu freshwater spring protected by community
- (Hawaii) County scrambles to fix wells but repairs more than a week away…
- Hawaii and the Ghost of Climate Change Future
- Bill to ban cesspools statewide awaits Governor’s signature
- Hawaiian Coastal Plastic Cleanup By Young People
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- As sea level rises, much of Honolulu and Waikiki vulnerable to groundwater inundation
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- Maui residents protest diversion of Maui water
- Deep dive into the (Kona) aquifer dispute
- Upcoming AWWA and Hawaii Water Environment Association Conference This Week
- City crews respond to another massive leak at Ko Olina resort
- Oahu’s Ala Wai Watershed Student Design Challenge
- UH researchers link quality of coastal groundwater with reef
- The NSF EPSCoR ‘Ike Wai project brings science, education and community together to ensure Hawai’i’s freshwater future
- Study finds injection wells, agriculture harming Maui bays
- Hirono, State & Local Leaders Emphasize How Public & Private Partnerships Improve Hawaii’s Water Security
- Largest water utility in Hawaii to save $56M through energy projects
- ‘Ike Wai: Securing Hawai’i’s Water Future, supported by NSF EPSCoR
- IUCN Signals New Direction for Conservation
- The Governor’s World Conservation Congress Legacy Commitment: “30 by 30 Watershed Forests Target”
- Ige On Water Protection: Don’t Stop At Papahanaumokuakea
- He Lono Moku
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- Researchers reveal cost-effective path to drought resiliency
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- (Big Island’s) Pohakuloa Training Area told to replace cesspools
- Brown Water Advisory Issued for Maui
- UNEP: Global Environment Outlook: GEO-6 Regional Assessment for Asia and the Pacific, Excerpt on Water Use…
- National Park Service: We need existing flows at (Kailua-Kona’s) Kaloko-Honokohau
- UH Gets $20 Million to Study Fresh Water Aquifers
- Protests Don’t Overcome East Maui Water Diversion Bill
- Contaminated Water: When Should the Public Be Warned?
- The County of Maui is already in hot water over sewage in the ocean off West Maui…
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- Warming up: As droughts continue, Hawaii must protect its freshwater
- New Cesspool Construction Bill
- Ka‘u farmers fear loss of water permits
- Stop SB3001 and Restore Public Streams on Maui
- A&B (Water) diversion permits ruled invalid
- (Kailua Kona) Keauhou aquifer resolution could be a long time coming
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- Briefings from the Second Conference on Water Resource Sustainability Issues, Dec 2015.
- Our Water World
- The Second Conference on Water Resource Sustainability Issues on Tropical Islands
- Someone Is Going To Get Seriously Hurt’: Flooding leaves neighbors grappling with questions of responsibility
- Five Million Gallon Oil Plume Beneath Pearl Harbor
- Flowing waters…
- State of Hawaii looking to undergo $2M water recycling study for its airports
- Hawaii’s resorts say visitors take Waikiki beach closures in stride
- Funds for Water Infrastructure Improvements Go Unspent
- Hawaii Community Foundation Releases Fresh Water “Blueprint for Action” for Hawai’i
- New Water Resource Laws Deal with Water Scalping, Hawaiian Fishponds
- Severe Drought Cripples Maui Ranch
- Testimony of Hawaii Senator Thielen on Fuel Leaks from Red Hill Fuel Tanks
- Navy Agrees to Upgrade Red Hill Fuel Storage Tanks
- Groundwater Recharge and Availability in the Pearl Harbor Aquifer, Oahu, Hawaii
- Hawaii’s Stored Water: Where we have been and where do we go next?
- Efforts to Make Hawaii Less of the Cesspool Capital Mostly Fail
- One Colorado Town’s Answer to the Catch -22 of Water Conservation
- Large fresh water supply discovered by UH researchers on Hawaiʻi Island
- Small (Kona) water management area for NPS explored
- (Kona) Residents sound off on water issues
- Fresh Water: the World’s Most Neglected Resource (March Brown Bag Lunch)
- Conserving water will save more money, under proposed rate plan
- New database a tool in groundwater, geothermal discussions
- Hawaii Transforms Watershed Protection With Technology
- Heavy rainfall events becoming more frequent on Big Island, Hawaii
- USDA grants DLNR $467,000, leveraging state funds
- Preliminary Finding of Facts: Copy of the Petition to Designate Keauhou Aquifer System as a Ground Water Management Area
- State of Hawaii Department of Health, U.S. Navy at odds over recommendation for Red Hill tanks
- Water Commission tells Hawaii County, National Park Service to collaborate on Keauhou aquifer designation
- Officials Will Have to Wait on Plan to Restrict Hawaii’s Plentiful Cesspools
- Big Island’s Puuanahulu water company looks to go solar
- Water as a System
- Hawaii River Restorations Reflect National Desire to Protect Water for Public Benefit
- Shopping for Water: How the Market Can Mitigate Water Shortages in the American West
- Girls Scouts of Hawaii receive NOAA grant to study fresh water
- US EPA, DOH require Hawaii Department of Transportation to protect Oahu’s coastal waters
- Environmental Groups Want Action on Maui Stream Flows
- What is the Current State of Fresh Water Supplies in Honolulu and Oahu: Will We Have Enough Water for the Future?
- Kona’s Keauhou aquifer is different from Iao, former DLNR chairman says
- National Park service seeks safe margins in Kona water use