We are concerned about the diminishing supplies of fresh water in the Hawaiian islands and the impact it will have on our future generations, particularly our keiki. With our analysis and research we are driving for solutions today.
We are concerned about the diminishing supplies of fresh water in the Hawaiian islands and the impact it will have on our future generations, particularly our keiki. With our analysis and research we are driving for solutions today.
Rainfall Issues
Groundwater Issues
Rivers & Streams Issues
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Filed Under: Groundwater
Filed Under: Climate Change, Groundwater, Rainfall, Stormwater, Water Conservation, Water Contamination, Water Pollution, Water Technologies
(LK comment: Jacob is right on… In addition to conservation and reuse, Hawaii needs to begin to think about a Desal pilot program just in case. The price of Desal has significantly decreased and we have seen what one Red Hill situation can cause and we have not seen the end of this crisis.) April 2022, Civil Beat Opinion Jacob Wiencek: Late last year a devastating water crisis hit Hawaii as … Read More...
Filed Under: Groundwater, Water Contamination, Water Pollution
January, Hawaii Public Radio | By Associated Press, Sophia McCullough The U.S. Navy will comply with Hawaiʻi's order to remove fuel from a massive underground storage tank facility near Pearl Harbor blamed for contaminating drinking water, officials said Tuesday. The Navy is making preparations to defuel the facility, Rear Adm. Blake Converse said during a U.S. House Armed Services … Read More...
Filed Under: Water Contamination, Water Pollution, Water Rights
12 December, Civil Beat, Christina Jedra: (Comment: This is a good historical summary of the Red Hill history) As Oahu residents reel from the news that military families’ drinking water was contaminated with petroleum, and that water for the broader community is also at risk, scrutiny of the nearby Navy’s fuel facility is intensifying. But the crisis is not a surprise to many residents, … Read More...
Filed Under: Groundwater, Water Contamination, Water Pollution
10 December HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Samples collected by the state Health Department earlier this month at the Navy’s Red Hill water shaft found petroleum levels 66 to 350 times higher than the limits considered safe for drinking water, the state announced Friday. The results were the latest worrisome development in the contaminated water crisis, which has left dozens sick, displaced at least … Read More...