Locals in Kailua claim the city is concentrating on the incorrect site for a project to clean stormwater that is bound for the ocean
Kailua Residents Say The City Is Focusing On The Wrong Location | Image Credit: civilbeat.org
Although they acknowledge the neighbors' perspective, city authorities believe that maintaining their desired site would be difficult due to vacancies and other issues.
Brown water, which flows to the ocean several times a year, flooded through Kailua's Kaelepulu Pond and into drainage ditches when torrential rain hit Oahu during the Kona Low in mid-May.
Currently, the City and County of Honolulu have announced plans to filter runoff that empties into Kaelepulu Pond, popularly called Enchanted Lake, with a $2 million investment.
Mid-May’s Kona Low caused lots of sediment to flow down the Keolu lined channel into Kaelepulu Pond | Image Credit: civilbeat.org
However, filtering is less...