Rep NHB

District 50 CIP FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT — I'm excited to report that Governor Josh Green has approved and released $250,000 in funding for a Capital Improvement Project for the Hawai’i State Veterans Cemetery.

The funding will go towards the design for a Global War on Terrorism memorial at the Hawai’i State Veterans Cemetery.

***Update: this notice was lifted on 6/24, I asked the City administrators what caused it but they said they are still investigating. As always, I'll let you know when I have any new information!***

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I was just about to post the all-clear notice since the brown water advisory was lifted yesterday, and then I got a notice about another bacterial exceedance at the Kailua Wastewater Treatment Plant! The plant managers and City administrators have assured me they are working to identify and fix the cause as soon as possible, and the C&C is in the process of installing a UV light sanitizer to prevent future exceedances.

To me, this is an inevitable byproduct of a municipal system that is designed to dump treated wastewater into the ocean. Machines will always eventually break, and humans are likely to make errors. If we want to be able to swim in our ocean, we must shift towards more sustainable methods of wastewater disposal, like wastewater gardens, incineration toilets, grey water reuse, and creative new technologies that don't hook up to our sewer system. If you have a cesspool that needs to be upgraded, or if you simply want to be part of the solution, please visit waicleanwater.org and find an alternative that works for your property.

I'll keep working on creating a more sustainable municipal system, but every one of us needs to do our part to make these necessary changes.

Uh-oh, here we go again 💩

I'm checking in with the Kailua Wastewater Treatment Plant director to find out why this is happening so far after our last rainfall. Likely a mechanical issue, I'll let you know what I find out and when it'll be fixed! They are in the process of installing a UV sanitation light to prevent future occurrences like this, but that won't be fully functional until 2025.

Check the DOH website for cancellation date: https://eha-cloud.doh.hawaii.gov/cwb #!/event/1813/details/view