Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 25, Number 6, 1 June 2008 — East Maui streams [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

East Maui streams

Deadline is lune 10 to submit written coimnents on draft instream flow standard assessment reports for five East Maui hydrologic areas: Honopou, Hanehoi, Piinaau, Waiokamilo and Wailuanui, whose eight freshwater streams are part of an ongoing petition and contested case hearing regarding water use by Alexander & Baldwin and its subsidiary East Maui Irrigation. In 2001 the fanners' cooperative Nā Moku Aupuni o Ko'olau, represented by the Native Hawaiian Legal Corp., petitioned the state Comnūssion on Water Resource Management to increase instream flow standards for 27 East Maui streams. NHLC's Alan Murakanū said taro farmers and traditional practitioners are suffering because, without regard for these legally protected water uses, the Board of Land and Natural Resources allows East Maui Irrigation to divert 160 nūllion gallons a day from East Maui, or the equivalent of 0'ahu's daily water supply, from 33,000 acres of ceded lands. Nā Moku Aupuni and its supporters recently protested at Honomanū Valley, passing out leaflets to those headed to the East Maui Taro Festival. It plans another protest lune 14. A protest on May 24 at Twin Falls was organized by taro See BRIEFS on next page

fanner Lyn Scott. The draft reports are available online at www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/ ewnn or at the CWRM office: Kalanimoku Building, Room 227, 1151 Punehhowl St. in Honolulu; at Maui Community College library, or Maui puhlie libraries in Hāna, Kahului and Wailuku. Send conunents to: Coimnission on Water Resource Management, P.O. Box 621, Honolulu, HI 96809; fax to 808-587-0219; or email dlnr.cwnn@hawaii.gov and include your full name, affiliation if any, address and phone number. A comment fonn is available at http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/cwrm/sw_ ifsar.htm.

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Students from the Farrington High School Hawaiian Studies Program descended on the hale pili under construction in the Bishop Museum's Hawūiian Hūll on Moy 21. Under the guidonce of kumu Pomaika'i Kaniaupio-Crozier, some of the students helped with evenly spreading the pohaku foundation while others worked at fastening wall supports upon whieh the pili will be fastened. Reconstruction of the ancient hale pili is expected to be finished by the end of June. Hawaiian HūII is expected to reopen to the puhlie in 2009, after years of renovations. - Photo: Blaine Ferqerstrom