Lawsuits spawned by the dumping of sludge from the Hawai`i Kai sewage treatment plant will take years to litigate. The case against the individual plant operators — Charles Reeves, who pleaded guilty, and Michael Weitzenhoff and Thomas Mariani, who were … Continued
One of the most striking moments in the trial of the Hawai`i Kai plant operators came on September 18. The jury had been dismissed for its lunch break after hearing yet another witness, a former employee of MEPAC presumably Services, … Continued
Usually, elevated levels of metal contaminants in the water can be traced to point-source discharges from industrial sources. Not so in Hawai`i, however. With rare exceptions (such as at Schofield Barracks), metal contaminants are extremely low in the point-source discharges … Continued
The privately owned sewage treatment plant serving the Hawai`i Kai area of O`ahu discharges its effluent about 1,400 feet offshore of one of the island’s most popular surfing areas, Sandy Beach. The plant’s permit, issued by the state Department of … Continued