Commission on Water Resource Management

Website Updates

As of October 4, 2024

• October Commission rescheduled to October 31, 2024
• Public Notice: Application for Water Use Permit, Waialua Ground Water Management Area, O‘ahu, Reid Nitahara, GWUPA No. 01188
• September Water Resource Bulletin
• News Release: Governor Green Selects Ciara Kahahane as Head of the Commission on Water Resource Management
• Public Notice: Nominations for a Commission Member to the State Commission on Water Resource Management
• Public Notice: East Honolulu Watershed Management Plan Update
  Public Hearing Scheduled for September 18, 2024, 5:30 pm, at Koko Head Elementary School Cafeteria
• Supreme Court Issues its Opinion in Case No. SCOT-21-0000581, regarding Nā Wai ‘Ehā Contested Case Hearing CCH-MA15-01
• Permit Application Review: SDWP.5290.6: Stream Diversion Works Permit Application, Installation of a Two-Inch Pipe to Divert 72,000 gpd for 0.5 Acres of Kalo and Diversified Agriculture, Kealiʻi Stream, Maui, Tax Map Key(s): (2) 2-8-004:032
• Public Notice: Application for Water Use Permit, Waialua Ground Water Management Area, O‘ahu, Rodrigo Gonzalez and Claudia Sawaya, GWUPA No. 01120
• Public Notice: Application for Water Use Permit, Waipahu-Waiawa Ground Water Management Area, Oahu, Guyland LLC, GWUPA No. 01185
• Public Notice: Application for Water Use Permit, Waimanalo Ground Water Management Area, Oahu, Ms. Kitty Nichols, GWUPA No. 01121
• Permit Application Review: SDWP.6001.2 Stream Diversion Works Permit Application, Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative, Kokee Ditch Diversion Modification and Monitoring, Waiakoali, Kawaikōī, Kōke‘e Streams, Waimea, Kaua‘i, Tax Map Key: (4) 1-4-001:003 and 013
• Public Notice: Application for Surface Water Use Permit, Wailuku River, ʻĪao Surface Water Management Area, Maui, Waikapu Gardens Homeowners Association (c/o Joseph Blackburn), SWUPA No. 5904.6
• Public Notice: Application for Surface Water Use Permit, Waihe‘e Stream, Waihe‘e Surface Water Management Area, Maui, Na Mala O Waihee Private Water Company (c/o Joseph Blackburn), SWUPA No. 5880.6

Office Information

In accordance with current State and County directives, the Commission on Water Resource Management (Commission) office is currently open for business.  However, Commission staff are teleworking intermittently and on-site staff is limited.  If you wish to meet with a specific staff member, please communicate directly with those staff to schedule an appointment time.  For the latest information on COVID-19, please visit the Hawaii Department of Health’s COVID-19 website.  Please be aware that entry to the Kalanimoku Building may require photo identification.

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