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Commission approves limited site visit to Heʻeia, community groups urge access to all stops
Summary
The commission voted to hold a limited (Sunshine Law) site visit to portions of the Heʻeia Ahupuaʻa on Nov. 10, 2025, citing safety and access limitations at several proposed sites. Community organizations — including Pae Pae O Heʻeia and the Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve — asked the commission to allow representatives to accompany it
The Commission on Water Resource Management voted Oct. 28 to approve a limited on‑site inspection of portions of the Heʻeia Ahupuaʻa on Nov. 10, 2025, after staff said several of the proposed locations (wells, stream restoration sites, loʻi kalo and fishponds) are inaccessible to the general public or pose safety and ADA access challenges.
Staff presented a draft itinerary (Exhibit 1) and a map (Exhibit 2) and briefed commissioners on the site history, including the effects of a development tunnel built in the early 1940s that staff said altered groundwater storage and baseflow to Heʻeia Stream. The commission’s legal counsel…
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