Department of Land and Natural Resources

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
News Release

DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR

SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON

For Immediate News Release July 31, 2017

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING TO INTRODUCE NORTH KOHALA AGRICULTURAL WATER STUDY

HILO — A public information meeting to initiate the North Kohala Agricultural Water Study will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at the Kohala Village Hub – Barn, located at 55-514 Hawi Road, in Hawi, North Kohala, Hawai‘i.  The meeting is sponsored by DLNR and Sen. Lorraine Inouye.

Representatives of the DLNR Engineering Division and its consultants, Waimea Water Services, LLC are conducting the study to identify the current and future demands, and explore options to evaluate existing and potential new water sources and transmission necessary to meet the agricultural needs of the region.

Funds for this study were appropriated by the Legislature with the support of Senator Inouye.

Meeting facilitators are from One World One Water. 

For more information, or to request an ASL interpreter, materials in an alternative format, or other auxiliary aid support, please contact [email protected] 5 days before the meeting.  

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Media Contacts:

Deborah Ward
Communications Specialist
Dept. of Land and Natural Resources
Phone: (808) 587-0320