Upcountry has 7,400 cesspools that health officials deemed potential threats to drinking water, and a new state law requires residents to replace them with a septic tank or hook up to a sewer ...
Some coastal erosion removes sand surrounding cesspools and pulls sewage out to sea. Dan Dennison / Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources photo via AP HONOLULU — The town of Hauula ...
The EPA said Tuesday its enforcement actions over the past year in Hawaii has led to the closures of five large-capacity cesspools and over $104,143 in fines, including the two Kona cesspools.