Commission on Water Resource Management


NA WAI EHA, MAUI:
The Commision issued its Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Decision and Order in the matter of the Iao Ground Water Management Area High-Level Source Water-Use Permit Applications and Petition to Amend Interim Instream Flow Standards of Waihee River and Waiehu, Iao, & Waikapu Streams Contested Case Hearing (CHH-MA06-01).

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OAHU WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN:
The Commision will hold a public hearing at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 23, to receive public testimony on the Waianae and Koolauloa watershed management plans. The hearing will be in Board Room 132 of the Kalanimoku state office building at 1151 Punchbowl Street in Honolulu.

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EAST MAUI:
The Commission issued a groundbreaking decision on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 in Paia, Maui in a flexible approach that meets most of the needs of competing water demands. The seasonal interim IFS approach balances the needs of the resources and the demands of offstream users where all interests share the bounty during the wet seasons and share the limits in the dry seasons.

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Web Updates

Updates as of July 15, 2010
The following are now available on our website. Please check back for more updates.

Furlough Updates

The Commission on Water Resource Management office will be closed for two day per month through June 30, 2011. This is in addition to observed state and federal holidays. Furlough schedules are provided below. For more information, please visit the State Department of Human Resources Development website.

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