#Hawaii Water Service
Hawaii Water Service launches feasibility study for new Kapalua Recycled Water Treatment Plant
Hawaii Water Service is moving forward with a feasibility study for a decentralized wastewater treatment plant in Kapalua that would produce recycled water and give the community a drought-resistant supply of irrigation water.
Kapalua residents oppose water rate increases and other new charges
Hawai’i Water Service says it’s losing money at current rates, which have been in place for 17 years, and has spent nearly $33 million to improve the Kapalua system since 2021.
PUC to hold public hearing on proposed Hawaiʻi water rate increase in Kapalua, Maui
This hearing is limited to Hawaii Water’s request for a rate increase. It does not address the ongoing broader dispute about water management in the Kapalua region of West Maui. The commission previously stated that it does not have the legal authority to make determinations about water allocation and priority uses of water.
Hawaiʻi Water Service launches Firefighter Grant Program
Hawaiʻi Water Service has launched the Firefighter Grant Program. Under the program, professional and volunteer uniformed fire department that protect any portion of Hawaiʻi Water’s service areas may apply for grants to help offset costs associated with fire protection efforts, equipment or training.
As frustrated West Maui community waits for state water permit approvals, dispute over golf course irrigation grows
The water commission has yet to approve any of the more than 140 permit applications for water use in West Maui that were filed two years ago shortly before the Lahaina fire.
Earthjustice asks water commission to stop Kapalua golf courses from using drinking water for irrigation
The environmental law firm claims the golf courses unlawfully used millions of gallons of potable water to irrigate their greens, and that the state water commission chair knew about it.
State water commission takes fire for ‘inaction’ amid West Maui water crisis
The state Commission on Water Resource Management heard testimony Tuesday from West Maui residents frustrated with the commission’s “inaction” in managing delivery of water to residents and farmers in a region beset by a severe drought. The dry conditions underpinned Tuesday’s announcement by the PGA Tour that it would not hold its annual The Sentry […]