12-05-2012, 05:01 AM
Waiopea, Wai'Opea, Wai Opea:
In the county and shoreline government documents I found the spelling most often to be Wai'Opea then Waiopea and last Wai Opea. on the link to the sign at the tide pools there are 2 different ways of writing the name on the same sign (Wai'Opea and Waiopea). Just like many other Hawaiian words and names, there is more than one way to spell it.
I agree that this is not a problem that is going to voluntarily be fixed. When I lived on Vashon Island in Puget Sound the government upgraded building codes from cesspools to septic systems. Then they went further. Whenever a house was sold it had to pass Dept. of Health inspection, which mandated septic systems and would not pass inspection with cesspool. Every time a property sold, it had to be switched from cesspool to septic. It was slow, but it has been steady, and enforced.
I understand the burden it puts on the current homeowner to voluntarily spend money to switch from cesspool to septic. I agree that unless the govt. steps in and forces this change the cesspools will remain.
The tide pools are officially named Wai ‘Opae Tidepools Marine Life Conservation District. Since they are a Marine Life Conservation District, wouldn't the State govt. have rules governing waste water sewage pouring into the State of Hawaii Marine Conservation District? Does anyone know how this designation of the Marine Conservation District regulates sewage dumping?
In the county and shoreline government documents I found the spelling most often to be Wai'Opea then Waiopea and last Wai Opea. on the link to the sign at the tide pools there are 2 different ways of writing the name on the same sign (Wai'Opea and Waiopea). Just like many other Hawaiian words and names, there is more than one way to spell it.
I agree that this is not a problem that is going to voluntarily be fixed. When I lived on Vashon Island in Puget Sound the government upgraded building codes from cesspools to septic systems. Then they went further. Whenever a house was sold it had to pass Dept. of Health inspection, which mandated septic systems and would not pass inspection with cesspool. Every time a property sold, it had to be switched from cesspool to septic. It was slow, but it has been steady, and enforced.
I understand the burden it puts on the current homeowner to voluntarily spend money to switch from cesspool to septic. I agree that unless the govt. steps in and forces this change the cesspools will remain.
The tide pools are officially named Wai ‘Opae Tidepools Marine Life Conservation District. Since they are a Marine Life Conservation District, wouldn't the State govt. have rules governing waste water sewage pouring into the State of Hawaii Marine Conservation District? Does anyone know how this designation of the Marine Conservation District regulates sewage dumping?
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