Green Lawns And Pools: Honolulu’s Biggest Water Users Struggle To Conserve 0 Despite calls to use 10% less water, the Honolulu Board of Water Supply says it hasn’t seen a significant drop in usage.
Honolulu’s biggest water users – including government agencies, hotels, condos, schools and hospitals – are under pressure to reduce their consumption as the island grapples with life without three of its former wells.
Since March, the entire island has been under an advisory from the Honolulu Board of Water Supply to use 10% less water. The utility shuttered the Halawa Shaft, a major water source, and two other wells due to fears that fuel contamination in the Navy’s water supply from the Red Hill storage facility might spread.
The lack of rainfall this year combined with the yearslong timeline to establish new wells means that the island’s water demands are out of sync with its supply.
