Excavation in Hanapēpē
Hanapēpē, the self-styled "Biggest Little Town on Kauaʻi", has plantation-era housing stock, ag parcels, and a salt-pond coastline that drives steady site-prep work.
Working on the ground in Hanapēpē
West Side dry climate with periodic flash flooding in the Hanapēpē River valley. Mixed soft alluvium near the river and hardpan further mauka.
What we run here
Driveway prep, demolition of plantation-era outbuildings, septic upgrades, ag trenching, and grading for ADU additions on family parcels.
Planning urgency categories near Hanapēpē
The Hawaiʻi Department of Health groups cesspools into planning urgency categories based on proximity to drinking water, streams, the coastline, and sensitive ecosystems. These categories help homeowners and agencies decide where to convert first. They are not legal deadlines for individual properties.
A planning urgency category (not a legal deadline). These systems are generally closest to drinking-water sources, streams, wetlands, or the coastline, so the Hawaiʻi DOH prioritization tool flags them to plan first.
The only enacted statewide deadline under Act 125 and HRS 342D-72. Every cesspool in Hawaiʻi must be upgraded, converted, or connected to sewer by January 1, 2050.
The only enacted statewide cesspool deadline under Act 125 and HRS 342D-72 is January 1, 2050. Priority 1 and Priority 2 are planning urgency categories, not legal deadlines or property-specific determinations. For your parcel's category, consult the Hawaiʻi Cesspool Prioritization Tool or the DOH Wastewater Branch.
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We can walk your parcel and review the DOH prioritization tool with you during our free site visit.
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