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If you live in ZIP Code 96740 or the northern part of South Kona the news of funds being released to study the Keauhou Aquifer is an important event. Alert news readers may recall a push by the National Park Service about 15 years ago to switch management of County water resources to the State. This would have made allocating water resources more difficult. The study allows the basis for informed decisions about our water resources. Here is more from North Kona & South Kohala State Representative Nicole Lowen:   Funding of $2 million was released on February 17th for the design and construction of two monitoring wells for the Keauhou Aquifer. This funding, along with legislation passed last session to create a pilot program to collect data and monitor the impacts of groundwater pumping on the health of coastal ecosystems, will help to responsibly manage groundwater resources. In turn, this will help facilitate the availability of water for much-needed affordable housing projec...

While owners are not required to obtain a building permit for an Agricultural Building on lands designated as State Land Use Agricultural (may be different than County Agricultural) there is still a process an owner needs to go thru with the County Building department. The law that governs this can be found in Hawaii Revised Statute (HRS) 46-88. Key points are shown below from subsection c:    (5) An owner or occupier that intends to utilize the exemptions under this section shall provide written notice to the appropriate county agency of the size, type, and location of the proposed building, structure, related appurtenances, or development. No work shall commence until the county agency has determined that a building permit for the proposed building, structure, related appurtenances, or development is not required for compliance with county, state, or federal floodplain management development standards, ordinances, codes, statutes, rules, or regulations pursuant to the Nation...