Feasibility Study and Pre-Engineering Report (PER)
- Puakō Hawaiʻi Community Feasibility Study and Preliminary Engineering Report
- Feasibility Study and PER Executive Summary – August 26, 2015
- Feasibility Study and PER Executive Summary – May 17, 2017
Resources
- Clean Water for Reefs Puakō Citizen Science Report
- Puakō Monitoring Plan for Assessing Impacts of Wastewater Impacts Upgrade Project
- NFWF Progress Report – September 2017
- Clean Water for Reefs Puakō Project Summary – September 2017
- Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area Expansion
- UH Hilo, Puakō Marine Education and Research Center, Final Environmental Assessment – March 2009
- 2017 Coral Bleaching Recovery Plan: Identifying Management Responses to Promote Coral Recovery in Hawai‘i
- NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Project Progress Report – July 2016
- NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Project Progress Report – January 2017
- Cesspools in Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Department of Health
- Hawai‘i Department of Health Wastewater and Reuse Requirements
- Hawai’i Department of Health Wastewater Systems – Rules Amending Title 11
- Wastewater Do’s and Don’ts
Research
- A multi-indicator approach for identifying shoreline sewage pollution hotspots adjacent to coral reefs (Abaya et al. 2018)
- Assessing the Impact of Land Based Pollutants on Coral Health in Puakō
- Linking Sewage Pollution and Water Quality to Spatial Patterns of Porites Growth Anomalies in Puakō, Hawai‘i
- Synthesis of Water Quality and Coral Reefs in Relation to Sewage Contamination: Importance to the Puakō Region
- Spatial Distribution and Effects of Sewage on Puakō’s Coral Reefs
- Sewage pollution: mitigation is key for coral reef stewardship
- What’s in Our Water? 2016
- What’s in Our Water? 2017
- Where is the Sewage Coming From?
- Where is the Sewage Coming From? Part Two
News
- Puakō eyes sewage treatment plant, West Hawai’i Today, 2/16/16
- Major Milestone in Community Effort to Protect Hawaiʻi’s Puakō Reef From Further Pollution, Business Wire, 2/2/16
- Options for healthier Puako reef spelled out, West Hawai’i Today, 9/23/15
- UH Hilo researchers partner with Puakō community to improve human and coral reef health, UH Hilo Stories, 6/9/15
Operations and Maintenance Workshop Handouts
- Talking to Your Decisions Makers: A Best Practices Guide
- Hawaiʻi Rural Water Association Self-Assessment
Worksheet - Workshop Feedback Form
Videos
- Onsite Treatment Plant – Operation and Maintenance Workshop Introduction
- Onsite Treatment Plant – Operation and Maintenance Workshop #1
- Onsite Treatment Plant – Operation and Maintenance Workshop #2
- Onsite Treatment Plant – Operation and Maintenance Workshop #3
- Puakō Community Association Annual Meeting – January 24, 2015
- Wastewater Forum Introduction by Dr. Michael Webster, CORAL Executive Director – January 14, 2017
- Wastewater Forum Presentations on January 5, 2018 – Part 1
- Wastewater Forum Presentations on January 5, 2018 – Part 2