Is Flumin' Da Ditch open yet?

[Devany]

There was an article in the November (I think) Hawaii magazine about the ditch. It was said at that time that when repairs are made, they will be doing the tours. However, the saddest part of the stories is about farmers having to go out of business and pay enormous amounts of money for tanked in water. Naturally, their water is far more important than the tours. However, in the article it was stressed that the tours really were a boon to the Hawai community and also a benefit to teaching others about the amazing system built so many years ago. I have a friend who lives up above Waipio Valley who still has a working flume on her property and they use it to irrigate. Since they have had such a drought up that way the last year it has been important to them.

Aloha au i Hawai`i,
devany

Devany Vickery-Davidson
East Bay Potters
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