#Dredging

Dredging of Hilo’s Wailoa Small Boat Harbor finally underway

Dredging at Wailoa became a critical concern for Hawai‘i Island boaters after the Pohoiki boat ramp was surrounded and cut off by lava during the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea volcano.

Long-awaited dredging of Hilo’s Wailoa Small Boat Harbor could begin this summer

Initial funding for the project was released in January, a consultant has been hired and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers indicated it will fast-track the required permitting process.

Community invited to online meeting about dredging at Pohoiki boat ramp on Big Island

The state is hosting an online public meeting Wednesday to discuss the draft environmental assessment for the project that would reopen ocean access at the boat ramp in Puna.

5 years after Kīlauea eruption created new beach, Pohoiki boat ramp remains landlocked

It’s been almost five years since the 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption of Kīlauea volcano and resulting lava flow landlocked the Pohoiki boat ramp, yet the battle continues for funding to dredge the beach and reopen access to the ocean.

Dredging in Honolulu Harbor damages 15,000 corals; barge company to pay $1.1 million settlement

In May 2021, while dredging Honolulu Harbor, the anchors and cables of a barge operated by Healy Tibbitts Builders broke or damaged more than 15,000 corals and 140 square yards of live rock.

Navigational Buoys at Hilo Harbor Moved Ahead of Dredging Work

Maintenance work is being done at five harbors across the state through March and April, including Hilo Harbor.