Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 16, Number 8, 1 ʻAukake 1999 — Waiāhole ditch sale — [ARTICLE]
Waiāhole ditch sale —
On July 9, Governor Cayetano announced the state's purchase of the 26mile Waiāhole Ditch from Amfac JBM/Hawai'i. The ditch diverts water
from Ko'olauloa and Ko'olaupoko to eentral O'ahu. Last year, the governor signed into law Act 1 1 1 authorizing the sale of revenue bonds to purchase the ditch for $8.5 million and to raise another $1.2 million to repair the system. According to the govemor, the project is fmancially selfsustaining as water use fees collected from leeward farmers will repay the state's investment over 20 years.