#U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
US Army Corps of Engineers to host info session about Laupāhoehoe breakwater repairs
The breakwater sustained wave-related damage that is now impacting the use of the harbor; a design for repairs includes replacement of the breakwater core and installation of a new concrete crest cap and are intended to reduce wave energy in the harbor and improve navigation.
News briefs for May 30: Town hall, water polo, Pacific Music Institute, grazing land, Hilo Brewfest, Kona Tax Office and more
A quick look at news happening throughout the state and around the Big Island.
Management plan of polluted Hilo Bay watershed moving forward with $2 million federal grant
For decades, polluted rain runoff, untreated sewage in groundwater and other factors have led to poor water quality in Hilo bay and its sub-watersheds.
Public invited to attend board meeting for update on cleanup efforts in Former Waikōloa Maneuver Area
At the meeting, the public will receive an update on the progress of restoration activities in the South Kohala area.
Public meeting scheduled to discuss upcoming munitions cleanup in South Kohala
The meeting, which will take place on Jan. 12 at 10 a.m., will provide updates for the Munitions Response Site Project 18 at the Waimea-Kohala Airport.
Department of Defense holding public meeting about restoration progress of Waikōloa Maneuver Area
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will update the community on the ongoing environmental restoration of the Waikōloa Maneuver Area after over two decades of removal actions on Oct. 15.
Public can weigh in about study to restore Kahaluʻu Bay during meeting in Kona
Cindi Punihaole, the longtime director of the Kahalu‘u Bay Education Center, said the large number of users “were loving the bay to death.”
Portion of Waimea Nature Trail closed after unexploded ordnance found nearby
The trail is temporarily shuttered from Opelo Road to Kahawai Street in Waimea. Hawaiʻi Island police responded at about 8 a.m. Wednesday off Opelo Road after the object was found in the stream next to the trail.
Community meeting on Aug. 9 to discuss Paʻauʻau Drainage Project
The Hawaiʻi County Department of Public Works will host a community meeting to discuss the Paʻauʻau Drainage Project on August 9.
Army Corps of Engineers to host public meeting about proposed plan for former Waikōloa Maneuver Area’s Section 15
Sector 15, a Formerly Used Defense Site, is 11,200 acres located east of Waimea and primarily comprised of Pu’ukapu Hawaiian Home Lands, including Kūhiō Village and Kanu o ka ʻĀina school.
Unexploded munitions cleared on some of Waimea homestead lands, paving way for new homes
On May 23, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held its first Waikōloa Maneuver Area’s Restoration Advisory Board meeting of the year and had good news that no munitions were found in the Puʻukapu development project area.
