{"id":4093,"date":"2021-09-24T05:22:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T12:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coral.org\/?page_id=4093"},"modified":"2025-12-15T17:48:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T01:48:45","slug":"puako-research-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coral.org\/en\/puako-research-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Puak\u014d Research &#038; Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feasibility Study and Pre-Engineering Report (PER)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/static.coral.org\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PuakoPERAmendment011017.pdf\">Puak\u014d Hawai\u02bbi Community Feasibility Study and Preliminary Engineering Report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/CWFR_Puako_PCACommunity_Executive-Summary_FINAL_09142015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Feasibility Study and PER Executive Summary \u2013 August 26, 2015<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/CWFR_Puako_PCACommunity_ExecutiveSummary_Rev051917.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Feasibility Study and PER Executive Summary \u2013 May 17, 2017<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Clean%20Water%20for%20Reefs%20Puako%20Citizen%20Science%20Report_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clean Water for Reefs\u00a0Puak\u014d\u00a0Citizen Science Report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Puako%20Monitoring%20Plan%20for%20Assessing%20Impacts%20of%20Wastewater%20Treatment%20Upgrade%20Project.pdf\">Puak\u014d Monitoring Plan for Assessing Impacts of Wastewater Impacts Upgrade Project<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/NFWF_CORAL_Report_Sept_2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NFWF Progress Report \u2013 September 2017<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/CWFRPuako_ProjectSummary_September2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clean Water for Reefs\u00a0Puak\u014d Project Summary \u2013 September 2017<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2001-05-HA-FEIS-HAPUNA-BEACH-STATE-RECREATION-AREA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area Expansion<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/UH_MarineCenter_FEA_Basics.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UH Hilo, Puak\u014d Marine Education and Research Center, Final Environmental Assessment \u2013 March 2009<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/CWFR_Puako_2017CoralBleachingRecoveryPlan_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2017 Coral Bleaching Recovery Plan: Identifying Management Responses to Promote Coral Recovery in Hawai\u2018i<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/NOAA-Puako_Progress-Report-July_2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Project Progress Report \u2013 July 2016<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NOAA_Puako_ProgressReport_January2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Project Progress Report \u2013 January 2017<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/health.hawaii.gov\/wastewater\/cesspools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cesspools in Hawai\u2018i, Hawai\u2018i Department of Health<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/health.hawaii.gov\/wastewater\/home\/forms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hawai\u2018i Department of Health Wastewater and Reuse Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/health.hawaii.gov\/opppd\/files\/2015\/06\/11-62-Wastewater-Systems.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hawai\u2019i Department of Health Wastewater Systems \u2013 Rules Amending Title 11<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Wastewater-Guidelines_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wastewater Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Abaya%20et%20al.%202018a.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A multi-indicator approach for identifying shoreline sewage pollution hotspots adjacent to coral reefs (Abaya et al. 2018)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Puako-Two-Pager_April-20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Assessing the Impact of Land Based\u00a0Pollutants on Coral Health in Puak\u014d<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FINAL-for-PCA-Sewage-and-Porites-growth-anomalies.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Linking Sewage Pollution and Water Quality to Spatial Patterns of Porites Growth Anomalies in Puak\u014d, Hawai\u2018i<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Puako_Water-quality_Synthesis_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Synthesis of Water Quality and Coral Reefs in Relation to Sewage Contamination: Importance to the Puak\u014d Region<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/PCA_handout_Jan_2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spatial Distribution and Effects of Sewage on Puak\u014d\u2019s Coral Reefs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Wear-Vega-Thurber-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sewage pollution: mitigation is key for coral reef stewardship<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Puako-UHH-TNC-2015-3V-revised-ab2.compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What\u2019s in Our Water? 2016<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Puako_UHH_TNC_2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What\u2019s in Our Water? 2017<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/WhereIsSewageComingFrom_Puako_UHH_HIMB_TNC_May2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Where is the Sewage Coming From?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PCA_handout_01.2018_smaller.pdf\">Where is the Sewage Coming From? Part Two<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/westhawaiitoday.com\/news\/local-news\/puako-eyes-sewage-treatment-plant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Puak\u014d\u00a0eyes sewage treatment plant<\/a>,\u00a0<em>West Hawai\u2019i Today, 2\/16\/16<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20160202006498\/en\/Major-Milestone-Community-Effort-Protect-Hawai%CA%BBi%E2%80%99s-Puak%C5%8D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Major Milestone in Community Effort to Protect Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s Puak\u014d Reef From Further Pollution<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Business Wire, 2\/2\/16<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/westhawaiitoday.com\/news\/local-news\/options-healthier-puako-reef-spelled-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Options for healthier Puako reef spelled out<\/a>,\u00a0<em>West Hawai\u2019i Today, 9\/23\/15<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/news\/stories\/2015\/06\/09\/uh-hilo-scientists-partner-with-puako-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UH Hilo researchers partner with Puak\u014d community to improve human and coral reef health<\/a>,\u00a0<em>UH Hilo Stories, 6\/9\/15<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Operations and Maintenance Workshop Handouts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/EPA-Best-Practices-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Talking to Your Decisions Makers: A Best Practices Guide<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Puako-Self-Assessment-Handout.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hawai\u02bbi Rural Water\u00a0Association\u00a0Self-Assessment\u00a0Worksheet<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Workshop_Evalatuion_Form_FINAL-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Workshop Feedback Form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Videos<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ErvOH9IWMp0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Onsite Treatment Plant \u2013 Operation and Maintenance Workshop Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cLYOjKBI8V8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Onsite Treatment Plant \u2013 Operation and Maintenance Workshop #1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/73ltTMQ5bGY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Onsite Treatment Plant \u2013 Operation and Maintenance Workshop #2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bi9yUEhg_P0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Onsite Treatment Plant \u2013 Operation and Maintenance Workshop #3<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tDuSiX62oTg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Puak\u014d Community Association Annual Meeting \u2013 January 24, 2015<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/204103968\/c961af4ff4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wastewater Forum Introduction by Dr. Michael Webster, CORAL Executive Director \u2013 January 14, 2017<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mIOdypm86jg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wastewater Forum Presentations on January 5, 2018 \u2013 Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/R9xD3JzgS8k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wastewater Forum Presentations on January 5, 2018 \u2013 Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feasibility Study and Pre-Engineering Report (PER) Resources Research News Operations and Maintenance Workshop Handouts Videos&hellip; 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