03-17-2019, 05:57 AM
The article does not say much about permitting issues.
The National Park Service may have assisted in the process:
The National Park Service in 2013 petitioned to designated the aquifer a state water management area, saying that the county does not have adequate controls over pumping to assure that the supply is not over-taxed. The county, lawmakers up to the federal level and local businesses have strongly opposed the designation...
Even if the petition is denied, Native Hawaiians will be back stronger and will resubmit, said Ruth Aloua, who identified herself as a cultural practitioner and guardian of the park fish ponds.
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2016/05/...honokohau/
The National Park Service may have assisted in the process:
The National Park Service in 2013 petitioned to designated the aquifer a state water management area, saying that the county does not have adequate controls over pumping to assure that the supply is not over-taxed. The county, lawmakers up to the federal level and local businesses have strongly opposed the designation...
Even if the petition is denied, Native Hawaiians will be back stronger and will resubmit, said Ruth Aloua, who identified herself as a cultural practitioner and guardian of the park fish ponds.
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2016/05/...honokohau/
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