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Plant Kealakehe sewage plant discharges more than 1 million gallons of wastewater <br /> into a lava pit near the ocean. By Paula Dobbyn / February 6, 2024 <br /> Settlement talks are scheduled in an environmental lawsuit involving a county- <br /> operated Big Island sewage plant in Kona." <br /> https://www.civiIbeat.org/2024/02/concerns-about-water-qual ity-prompt-a-lawsuit- <br /> over-a-kona-sewage-plant/ <br /> 9) "Researchers find sewage from an oceanfront Big Island community reaches <br /> nearshore waters Hawaii Public Radio I By Russell Subiono, Sophia McCullough <br /> Published December 20, 2021 at 5:56 PM HST <br /> There are nearly 50,000 cesspools on the Big Island, with tens of thousands posing a <br /> risk to water resources, according to the Hawai'i Department of Health." <br /> https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/the-conversation/2021-12-20/researchers-find- <br /> sewage-from-an-oceanfront-big-island-community-reaches-nearshore-waters <br /> 10) Has this issue been fixed? It's going on 3 years since this article was written. <br /> "Kona coast faces stark wastewater tradeoffs Current situation <br /> There are approximately 88,000 cesspools across the state, releasing more than <br /> 200,000 cubic meters of wastewater per day to the environment. <br /> https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2021/09/1 0/kona-stark-wastewater-tradeoffs/ <br /> 11) "BIG ISLAND NEWS HECO restores power after initiating emergency outages on <br /> Big Island by: Elizabeth 'Ufi Posted: Jan 30, 2024 / 09:43 AM HST Updated: Jan 30, <br /> 2024 / 04:15 PM HST <br /> An unexpected loss of several large Hawaii Electric generators left some residents on <br /> Big Island without power for parts of the morning on Tuesday, Jan. 30." <br /> https://www.khon2.com/big-island-news/heco-initiates-30-min-rolling-outages-after- <br /> loss-of-generators/ <br /> 12) Hawai'i State News Update: Hawaiian Electric initiates rolling outages throughout <br /> Big Island February 13, 2024 5:23 PM HST <br /> * Updated February 14, 2024 4:21 PM <br /> The emergency outages are being initiated in various areas around the entire island <br /> to prevent loss of power to an even greater number of customers. The timing and <br /> extent of the outages will depend on the amount of demand on the system and the <br /> availability of generators." https://big island now,com/2024/02/13/hawaii-island- <br /> customers-asked-to-red u ce-electricity-use/ <br /> 13) "LOCAL NEWS <br /> HECO issues rolling power outages around Big Island by: Emily Cervantes Posted: <br /> Feb 13, 2024 / 05:11 PM HST Updated: Feb 13, 2024 / 09:12 PM HST Hawaiian <br />