It is REQUIRED that you bring and wear a face mask throughout the check-in process and throughout the tour.Instead, guests will receive a rain check that can be redeemed at a later date. There will be NO REFUNDS issued for any individual and groups/families denied participation due to the preceding COVID19 requirements.Any group or family(s) associated with any person being denied participation in the tour due to exhibiting COVID19 symptoms will also be denied participation in the tour. Any person exhibiting a fever, cough, sneezing, difficulty breathing, or any other symptom indicating possible infection with COVID19, will be denied participation in the tour.Any person with a temperature of 100.4ºf or greater will be denied participation in the tour.All guests will have their temperatures taken upon check-in.This tour is not for those with back or neck problems, expectant mothers, or those fearful of dark, confined places, nature, learning, getting wet, or good fun. Must be able to walk over uneven ground and sit for at least one hour in an upright position without back support.Personal flotation device, rain poncho (for rainy days) & light snack (upon returning to headquarters) 2.5-3 hours, from departure to returnĪdult (age 12 & up): $135 Child (ages 5 to 11): $75Įasy (4wd van ride, short level hike, leisurely kayak float) “There are a lot of smaller users.55-517 Hāwī Road, in the quaint plantation village of Hāwī (pronounced “ha-vee”).Īpprox. “The ditch is vital for the community,” he said. Ted Matsuda of Kohala Nursery said that county water sources back up the nursery’s withdrawals from the ditch, but the cost of county water is five times as high. About two dozen businesses, including a dairy farm, power generation plant, nursery, turf farm and several ranches draw from the Kohala Ditch. the Kohakohau Stream, the Waikoloa Stream, and the Olaa Flume Spring. The Kohala Ditch Foundation formed in 2010 to protect and advocate for the legacy project. Ka Makani alleged that Appellees involvement in the Kohala Water Transmission. Recognizing the importance of the water source to a diversity of agriculture and agro-tourism projects, the Kohala community helped raise $5.5 million in government and private money for repairs. The quake closed the previous operators of the kayak tours, Flumin’ Da Ditch. Heavily damaged by the magnitude-6.7 Kiholo earthquake of 2006, the ditch saw ongoing repairs until 2010. Today, 14.5 miles remain, and the feat of engineering is considered a lifeline for farms on North Kohala. The original 23-mile system was built in 1906 at the cost of 17 lives, for the purpose of bringing water for sugar production. “That’s why we go through the thrash of maintaining the ditch.” “It’s for the future of diversified ag,” he said. So they keep going back into the hills with their tools even when the numbers don’t pencil out. Surety recognizes the importance of keeping water flowing, and the men who crawl tunnels and beat brush to fix the system love to do it, Shontell said. Wong acknowledged: “It’s like an old classic car it needs constant care.” Other repairs over the years have been numerous. In November, an enormous boulder plunged through a flume near the head of the system. This latest setback is just life as usual on the ditch, Shontell said. Given that last year was wet, the water is just enough for agricultural users if they conserve, said Bill Shontell, executive vice president and chief operations officer for Surety Kohala Corp. Meanwhile, the ditch - normally carrying some 10 million gallons a day - is running at about 12 percent of its normal capacity. An estimated $300,000 will have to be spent to shape, treat and install the new flume. can offer a new kayaking experience, it will have to fix flume No. Ka Makani alleged that Appellees involvement in the Kohala Water Transmission System Project (Kohala Project) constituted major federal action that triggered the requirement to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. That alternative may arrive by summer, under a plan by the ditch’s owner to start its own version of the kayak tours and put the revenue straight into upkeep of the system.įor this reason, Wong’s lease of the ditch would not have been renewed when it runs out in February, regardless of storm damage.īefore the Kohala Ditch Co. But those wanting to float the ditch will have to wait for an alternative.
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