Note: This article, written by Stuart Coleman, Cohort VI, was originally published on September 5, 2019 and recently shared again by Hawai‘i Business Magazine.
From Hawai‘i Business Magazine:
Hold your nose if you must but don’t look away if you love the ocean or swim in it. This story is about cesspools in Hawaiʻi, a problem that was kicked down the road for decades but one we are finally dealing with. We also look at the common ways to replace cesspools and one bold new technology.
"A cesspool is just a hole in the ground” and that hole is usually not lined, says Sina Pruder, chief of the state’s Wastewater Branch. That means the human waste and wastewater that is dumped into cesspools often leaches into local streams, groundwater and, eventually, the ocean.
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The ʻĀina Aloha Economic Futures (AAEF) initiative released "Growing a Stronger Hawai‘i," a policy playbook that outlines 26 proposals that establish a framework for a resilient and diversified economy in Hawai‘i.