Bill > HR68

This Resolution urges the City and County of Honolulu's Department of Environmental Services and its partners, including the University of Hawaii and the Pacific American Foundation, to use the underutilized property at 45-230 Kulauli Street in Kaneohe, Hawaii, for aquaculture purposes. Aquaculture refers to the farming of aquatic organisms like fish and shellfish, and this initiative aims to leverage the sixteen-acre site, which formerly housed a wastewater pretreatment facility, for productive use. The resolution emphasizes that this new use should not disrupt the Department of Environmental Services' ongoing operations on the property, recognizing the site's proximity to the historic Waikalua Loko Fishpond and the potential economic benefits of aquaculture for food production and self-sufficiency.