#water quality monitoring
Mākena Landing gets a closer look as community calls for water quality monitoring
Hui O Ka Wai Ola, a volunteer-based coastal water quality monitoring program, has resumed regular testing at Mākena Landing after community members made clear how much this stretch of coastline means to them. Hui O Ka Wai Ola previously monitored Mākena Landing from 2017 to 2020. In recent years, the site has drawn more requests for renewed monitoring than any other in the program’s history.
Environmental monitoring confirms precautions needed amid kona storm recovery
Precautionary environmental monitoring confirmed expected pathogens in flood-carried mud, sediment, and nearshore waters impacted by the Kona Low Storms. These results also confirm that recommended precautions greatly reduce possible risk.