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HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol checks in with the survivors of the Maui fires who continue to look for housing; a University of Hawaiʻi hydrologist discusses an ongoing program that offers free water testing five months after the Maui fires; a Jewish community on Kauaʻi makes and delivers jewelry to Israeli refugees impacted by the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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The Maui County Council is considering new water rates for customers affected by disasters, including the August fires on Maui. The proposed legislation would create lower rates for residents whose homes were destroyed and for those in areas affected by an unsafe water advisory. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.
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The County of Maui is urging residents, visitors, hotels and other businesses in South Maui to conserve water. The county Department of Water Supply said there is a high water demand in the Kīhei, Wailea and Mākena areas.
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Hawaiʻi's Health of Women and Children Report; bottled water and reclaiming the tap; forest bathing for mental health; Cirque du Soleil prepares for Hawaiʻi permanent show
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Sociologist Daniel Jaffee is the author of “Unbottled: The Fight Against Plastic Water and For Water Justice.” He talked to The Conversation about how we can solve the plastic crisis by asking ourselves questions about access to drinking water.
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Maui County’s Department of Water Supply has proposed three types of billing categories for customers affected by the island’s August wildfires.
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Officials say when electricity was knocked out, the lack of backup power for pumps seriously hindered firefighting efforts in Kula. But Kula's experience highlighted a vulnerability that exists in many water systems across the United States. Experts say adding backup power to water systems is expensive, and it's not required.
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After 12 hours of deliberation and public testimony at a state Commission on Water Resource Management meeting, it was clear that regaining public trust could be an uphill battle for Commission Chair Dawn Chang and Gov. Josh Green. The commission's job is to ensure enough water is in the streams to meet public trust purposes, while also considering agriculture or development. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi continues to cover this story.
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The state is testing the waters off Lāhainā for contaminants following last month’s fires. Three sampling devices have been dropped into the ocean to detect metals, fossil fuel products, so-called “forever chemicals” and other pollutants.
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Taro patches once dominated the landscape in Lāhainā, with more than 1,700 recorded in the region in the mid-1800s. But once water started being diverted for sugar cane cultivation, taro farmers from Kauaʻula Valley fought back in one of the earliest recorded legal battles over water rights in West Maui. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has the story.