HELP SAVE O‘AHU AG!

The Wahiawā Irrigation System is the main water source for North and Central O‘ahu

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•Designed and built by Waialua Sugar

•Gravity system. No pumps

•Services thousands of acres of farm land

•Over 50 farmers relying on the WIS

•Water is rated as R-2 recycled which has crop restrictions

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It includes an inventory of 

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•4 regulated reservoirs

•Approximately 30 miles of ditches

•10 holding basins

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Due to new state regulations, the aging system needs to be upgraded. Dole Foods Hawaii, the current owner of the system, has offered the irrigation system to the state for free, as long as the state takes on the responsibility of making the necessary upgrades for the benefit of the communities the system serves.

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Fresh water is a public trust resource. This water rightfully belongs with the state and under state management. Should the state fail to accept the donated irrigation system, the only alternative option is for the system to be decommissioned, which would effectively close Dole Food Hawaii operations and agriculture water distribution to farmers in central and north O'ahu. The loss of agricultural activity in this region would be devastating to Hawaiiʻs local food industry and sustainability goals.

Please help inspire our new Governor Josh Green to become a champion for local agriculture and food security in Hawai'i by saving the Wahiawā Irrigation System and agriculture in central and north O'ahu.