#Sea Engineering

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.

UPDATE: Salvage ship will attempt again to free grounded luxury yacht from Maui coastline

Honolulu-based Visionary Marine used a salvage ship late Sunday to attempt more than a dozen “pulls” of the grounded luxury yacht Nakoa during high tide. In the dark, and on the final pull, the vessel moved 10 to 20 feet.

Defueling of grounded luxury yacht on Maui done; $460,000 plus salvage operation next

A 120-ton, 94-foot luxury yacht that grounded in a Maui bay now is defueled. Next is a $460,000 plus salvage operation.

Kaua’i becomes one of first counties in nation to regulate development based on sea level rise projections

The new Kaua’i building ordinance, which became effective Oct. 14, amends construction design standards to incorporate expected sea level rise impacts.