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Waiʻanae Coast: the brief, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026

Sunset over the Waiʻanae coast of southwest Oʻahu, photographed by NOAA.
File photo: Sunset over the Waiʻanae coast of southwest Oʻahu, photographed by NOAA. Image: NOAA via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.

The Board of Water Supply proposes a 4-million-gallon reservoir with about 9,600 feet of transmission line, the Kuwale 242 Reservoir project; the draft environmental assessment's comment period closed Sept. 8. [source: the Environmental Notice, Aug. 8, 2026]

DPP's map lists Special Management Area major permits for two new homes, one of them at 84-253 Farrington Highway. [source: DPP's public-input map, files 2026-SMA-37 and 2026-SMA-41]

Basis. Written by the Ledger in a session on Sept. 19, 2026 from the records linked in each sentence; it says what was on the record that day, in plain words, and does not predict outcomes or take sides. What has happened since is on Waiʻanae Coast's page. Corrections: the corrections log.

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