Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 37, Number 2, 1 February 2020 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

In early January, the Hawai'i Department of Heahh (DOH) issued two Notice of Violation and Order (NOVO)s. The first was against the Hayama Trust, HH Constructions, ine., and Structural Hawai'i, ine. for discharging an estimated 193 cubic yards of dirt, gravel and construction materials into Mānoa Stream back in May 2019. The respondents are required to prevent addtional discharges, remove all unauthorized materials from the stream, and pay a penalty of $40,000. The second NOVO was against the Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS), R.M. Towill Corporation, SSFM International, ine., and Drayko Construction, ine. for discharging sediment from Nu'uanu ReservoirNo. 4 into upper Nu 'uanu Stream over a period of 1 8 days in February and March 2019 and failing to report this discharge to the DOH for 15 days. The sediment was discharged as a result of the failure to complete dredging activities before draining water from the reservoir. The sediment flowed through the reservoir's drain and into upper Nu'uanu Stream where it affected water quality from the upper watershed to Honolulu Harbor. The respondents must implement corrective aehon and are subject to a monetary penalty. ■