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Saving local reefs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hawai\u2018i Island is central to the health of the Hawai\u2018i reef ecosystem, which includes over 410,000 acres of living reefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Hawai\u2018i Island, we work closely with communities to address wastewater pollution. Because of the high groundwater table and very porous rock found along the coast, inadequately treated wastewater from cesspools and septic tanks does not get filtered by soil. Instead, this wastewater flows directly into the groundwater and then ends up in the ocean\u2014causing serious damage to corals, negatively affecting marine life, and posing risks to human health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Building local alliances<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Puak\u014d, we partner with researchers, industry experts and community representatives to address impacts caused by outdated technologies, such as cesspools and septic systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To highlight the need for improved wastewater management and to provide quality data to guide management and empower local communities, we worked with our partners to launch a citizen science program on Hawai\u2018i Island in 2019. Due to scarce resources, water quality sampling and reporting done by the Hawai\u2018i Department of Health (DOH) is limited. Bringing in citizen scientists to help provides a powerful and cost-effective solution to the state\u2019s resource limitations, while increasing public awareness about threats to marine water quality. The citizen science program, called Hawai\u2018i Wai Ola<\/a>, brings together 11 different organizations, volunteer community members, and scientists to champion water quality issues on Hawai\u2018i Island. Volunteers ensure data collection meets DOH standards so that all data can be used by the government when considering policy and infrastructure changes. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Learn more about our work on the ground and in the water on Hawai\u2018i Island.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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