Commission on Water Resource Management

The Commission is in the process of transitioning to an electronic notification process for Stream Channel Alteration Permits (SCAP) and Stream Diversion Works Permits (SDWP).  Full paper copies of permit applications will no longer be mailed to government agencies for review.  When a permit application is ready for review, a PDF file will be posted below under the respective County heading.  Each permit application will be listed by ID number and title, followed by the applicant, project summary, file size and deadline for comments. Click on the permit application ID number and title to download and/or view the application.

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Island of Kaua‘i

• No applications pending.

Island of O‘ahu

• SCAP.5955.3: Stream Channel Alteration Permit Application, Bridge Widening and H1 Eastbound Highway Improvements, Kalihi Stream, Kalihi, Oʻahu, TMK: (1) 1-3-002:044 (west bank); no TMK (east bank)
  Applicant: State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation
  Landowner: City and County of Honolulu
  Project Summary: The project proposes to widen the Kalihi Stream bridge and affect approximately 14 linear feet of the east and west bank wall to accommodate the extended bridge abutments and foundations.
  File Size: 67.1 MB
  Comment Deadline: January 11, 2022

Island of Moloka‘i

• SDWP.5970.4: Stream Diversion Works Permit Application to Remove Pipes and Concrete with Hand Tools and Abandon Registration of Stream Diversion Works and Declaration of Water Use No. 862.4, Molokai Properties, Ltd., West Kawela Stream, Kawela Hydrologic Unit, Molokai, Tax Map Key: (2) 5-4-003:026
  Applicant: Molokai Properties, LLC 
  Project Summary: The project proposes to remove pipes and concrete with hand tools and abandon the Registration of Stream Diversion Works and Declaration of Water Use No. 862.4 on the West Kawela Stream, Molokai. The diversion was last used in 2005.
  File Size: 430 KB
  Comment Deadline: January 21, 2023

• SDWP.5971.4: Stream Diversion Works Permit Application to Remove Pipes and Concrete and Abandon Registration of Stream Diversion Works and Declaration of Water Use No. 866.4, Molokai Properties, Ltd., East Kawela Stream, Kawela Hydrologic Unit, Molokai, Tax Map Key: (2) 5-4-003:026
  Applicant: Molokai Properties, LLC 
  Project Summary: The project proposes to remove pipes and concrete with hand tools from the stream and abandon Registration of Stream Diversion Works and Declaration of Water Use No. 866.4 on the East Kawela Stream, Kawela Hydrologic Unit, Molokai. .
  File Size: 436 KB
  Comment Deadline: January 21, 2023

Island of Maui

• SDWP.5083.6: East Maui Irrigation Application for a Stream Diversion Works Permit for Abandonment, Category 1 Diversions, Honopou, Hanehoi (Puolua), Pi‘ina‘au (Palauhulu), and Wailuanui Streams, East Maui, Hawai‘i, Tax Map Key: Various
  Applicant: East Maui Irrigation Company
  Project Summary: The project proposes to abandon 15 diversions on the subject streams. The diversions were previously sealed by filling the grate openings with concrete and sluice gates were removed.  The work was considered a maintenance activity.  Streamflow was restored in 2018.
  File Size: 8.1 MB
  Comment Deadline: January 3, 2020

• SDWP.5508.6: After-The-Fact Stream Diversion Works Permit Application, Kahoma Stream, Lahaina, Maui, TMKs (2) 4-5-017:888 and 4-5-018:888, for end uses on TMKs (2) 4-5-016:009, 4-5-017:002 and 005, and 4-5-018:011
  Applicant: Guth Farms
  Landowner: Patrick and Naomi Guth; and Peter Martin
  Project Summary: The diversion was constructed without a permit sometime in 2020.  Approximately 100,000 gallons per day is diverted offstream for 3.3 acres of taro and diversified agriculture.  No water is returned back into the stream.  The diversion is located on TMK parcels (2) 4-5-017:888 and 4-5-018:888, for end uses on TMKs (2) 4-5-016:009, 4-5-017:002 and 005, and 4-5-018:011.
  File Size: 7.9 MB
  Comment Deadline: April 24, 2021

• SDWP.5807.6: Stream Diversion Works Permit Application, Reservoir 6 Intake, Waikapū Stream, Wailuku, Maui, TMK (2) 3-5-011:049
  Applicant: Wailuku Water Co., LLC
  Landowner: Waikapu Partners
  Project Summary: The applicant proposes to abandon the Reservoir 6 Intake on the Waikapū Stream.  The Reservoir 6 Intake was last used in 2006 and the intake grate is currently plugged with rocks and debris.  No water is diverted.
  File Size: 10.1 MB
  Comment Deadline: August 7, 2022

•  SDWP.5951.6: Stream Diversion Works Permit Application, Abandon, Breach and Removal of the Kapalaalaea Dam, Papalua Stream, Haʻikū, Maui, TMK: (2) 2-8-007:001
  Applicant: East Maui Irrigation, Co.
  Landowner: East Maui Irrigation, Co.
  Project Summary: The purpose of the project is to breach and remove the Kapalaalaea Dam and return the stream to natural conditions.
  File Size: 18.6 MB
  Comment Deadline: January 13, 2023

• SCAP.5954.6: Stream Channel Alteration Permit Application, Bank Stabilization and Restoration, Wailuku River, Wailuku, Maui, TMK: (2) 3-4-020:045 por.; 046 por.; 3-4-030:888 por.
  Applicant: County of Maui, Department of Public Works
  Landowner: Multiple
  Project Summary: The project proposes bank stabilization and restoration on a 5,000 square foot section of embankment for flood protection in the Millyard light industrial subdivision at Wili Pa Loop.
  File Size: 13.8 MB
  Comment Deadline: January 2, 2023

Island of Hawai‘i

• No applications pending