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<br /> <br />Wil Okabe <br /> <br />Managing Director <br /> <br /> <br />Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br /> <br />Barbara J. Kossow <br /> Deputy Managing Director <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br />Office of the Mayor <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720  (808) 961-8211  Fax (808) 961-6553 <br />KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C  Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 <br /> <br />July 27, 2018 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />Free Water and Soil Testing by UH-Manoa for Volcano-affected Residents and <br />Farmers <br /> <br />The College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources of the University of Hawai'i <br />at Manoa is offering free water and soil testing to residents and commercial farmers in <br />the volcano-affected areas of the Big Island. <br /> <br />The areas are identified as Puna, Volcano, Pahala, Naalehu, South Point and Hawaiian <br />Ocean View Estates. <br /> <br />The testing aims to address concerns with acidity and lead in catchment water, and <br />heavy metals in soil. <br /> <br />The College’s Agricultural Diagnostic Service Center will provide three (3) free <br />samples for each of the following types of tests: <br /> Water testing for pH and heavy metals <br /> Soil testing for pH and heavy metals. <br /> <br />Please contact the Cooperative Extension Office in Hilo for arranging for testing, or for <br />other information at 961-5199. <br /> <br />More information is also available at https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu . <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />