Water shortage and restrictions for kona side.

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They do water the airport grounds and at least one nearby golf course with treated water, but I'm not aware of any efforts to expand those efforts, so 1.5 million gallons of water a day are dumped onto the ground:

http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-ne...ater-plant

ETA: this quote from article "This is not wise water resource management,” Holmes said. “They’re pouring money in the ground.”