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Bird flu detected in Hawaiʻi County
H5 avian influenza was detected in influent collected Dec. 2 at Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant. This is the first time the bird flu was detected on the Big Island and the first detection of H5 avian influenza on a neighbor island.
Hawai‘i County Council to discuss wastewater treatment plant projects mandated by EPA
The council will discuss the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant project and acquiring land by eminent domain for the Nā‘ālehu Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Hawai‘i County Council to discuss release of additional funds to start rehab of Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant
Upgrades to the plant, which became operational in 1996, are part of an agreement the county entered into with the U.S. Environmental Protective Agency in April to address pollution discharge that was not meeting standards of the federal Clean Water Act.
Inspection of outfall and transmission pipe at Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant scheduled
Inspectors will look at the structural integrity, operational status and maintenance needs of the reinforced concrete pipe that discharges secondary disinfected treated effluent 4,400 feet from the shoreline at Puhi Bay. No impact to shoreline recreation is anticipated.
670K gallons of wastewater spews into Hilo Bay
The Hawai‘i Department of Health was notified and issued a water quality advisory for the bay, outside of the Hilo breakwater.
Mayor Roth’s town hall series begins in West Hawai’i; issues include vacation rentals, homelessness, feral cats, pickleball
West Hawai’i residents attended Hawai’i County Mayor Mitch Roth’s new town hall series, “Sustainable Horizons: Mayor Roth’s Community Impact Check-in,” at the Rodney Yano Memorial Hall in Captain Cook Tuesday.
Mitch Roth emphasizes sustainability in his State of Hawaiʻi County address
Throughout his 45-minute 2023 State of the County address Monday, attended by dignitaries including Hawai‘i County Council Chairwoman Heather Kimball and several Council members, Kaua‘i County Mayor Derek Kawakami, representatives of Maui County and Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green, Hawai‘i Mayor Mitch Roth touched on several issues and topics, including affordable housing, homelessness, infrastructure, public transportation, economic development and public safety, among others.
Wastewater discharge into Puhi Bay in Hilo prompts advisory
The public is advised to remain out of waters from Puhi Bay to Onekahakaha until warning signs have been removed.
