Permits for Exploratory Water Wells

Request to:: Hawaii County Department of Water Supply
Law used:: State of Hawaii UIPA
Status of this request:: Request awaits classification
Summary of Request: Please provide a list of all permit applications for water wells or exploratory water wells pulled from January 1, 2024 through July 15, 2025. The list shall include the TMK # and the name of the person/entity pulling the permit for the following areas: 96737 96772 96743 96727 Pohkuloa/Mauna Kea/ Mauna Loa areas with no zipcode

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From	Sara Steiner (Laulima Pahoa)
Subject	Records Request for Hawaii County Department of Water Supply: Permits for Exploratory Water Wells [#1506]
Date	July 15, 2025, 1:36 p.m.
To	Hawaii County Department of Water Supply
Status	Awaiting response
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Aloha, Pursuant to the public records law, I would like to request the following records in electronic format sent to my email address.

Please provide a list of all permit applications for water wells or exploratory water wells pulled from January 1, 2024 through July 15, 2025.  The list shall include the TMK # and the name of the person/entity pulling the permit for the following areas:

96737
96772
96743
96727
Pohkuloa/Mauna Kea/ Mauna Loa areas with no zipcode

Sara Steiner (Laulima Pahoa)

3 days, 5 hours agoJuly 15, 2025, 1:36 p.m.: Sara Steiner (Laulima Pahoa) sent a message to Hawaii County Department of Water Supply.

From	dws – Hawaii County Department of Water Supply
Subject	RE: Records Request for Hawaii County Department of Water Supply: Permits for Exploratory Water Wells [#1506]
Date	July 16, 2025, 12:05 p.m.
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Good afternoon Ms. Steiner, The information that you requested is below along with the attached, completed "Notice to Requester" form. There have been no permits pulled during the timeframe and areas indicated on your request for information. Should you have any further questions, please let us know. Thank you, Department of Water Supply County of Hawai’i 345 Kekuanaoa Street, Hilo, HI 96720 808-961-8050 <<email address>> and email address> > www.hawaiidws.org<http://www.hawai...…

-----Original Message----- From: Sara Steiner < <name and email address> > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 1:37 PM To: dws < <name and email address> > Subject: Records Request for Hawaii County Department of Water Supply: Permits for Exploratory Water Wells [#1506] CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is SAFE. Aloha, Pursuant to the public records law, I would like to request the following records in electronic format sent to my email address. Please provide a list of all permit applications for water wells or exploratory water wells pulled from January 1, 2024 through July 15, 2025. The list shall include the TMK # and the name of the person/entity pulling the permit for the following areas: 96737 96772 96743 96727 Pohkuloa/Mauna Kea/ Mauna Loa areas with no zipcode Mahalo, Sara Steiner Laulima Pahoa

2 days, 7 hours agoJuly 16, 2025, 12:05 p.m.: Received an email from Hawaii County Department of Water Supply.

From	dws – Hawaii County Department of Water Supply
Subject	RE: Records Request for Hawaii County Department of Water Supply: Permits for Exploratory Water Wells [#1506]
Date	July 16, 2025, 1:34 p.m.

Just to further clarify, DWS has not submitted any well permit requests. DWS is not involved and does not keep records regarding possible private well submittals that may have been made to CWRM. Thank you, Department of Water Supply County of Hawai’i 345 Kekuanaoa Street, Hilo, HI 96720 808-961-8050 <<email address>> and email address> > www.hawaiidws.org<http://www.hawai... From: dws Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 12:06 PM To: Sara Steiner < <name and email address> > Subject: RE: Records Request for Hawaii County Department of Water Supply: Permits for Exploratory Water Wells [#1506] Good afternoon Ms. Steiner, The information that you requested is below along with the attached, completed "Notice to Requester" form. There have been no permits pulled during the timeframe and areas indicated on your request for information. Should you have any further questions, please let us know. Thank you, Department of Water Supply County of Hawai’i 345 Kekuanaoa Street, Hilo, HI 96720 808-961-8050 <<email address>> and email address> > www.hawaiidws.org<http://www.hawai...…

2 days, 5 hours agoJuly 16, 2025, 1:34 p.m.: Received an email from Hawaii County Department of Water Supply.

From	dws – Hawaii County Department of Water Supply
Subject	Recall: Records Request for Hawaii County Department of Water Supply: Permits for Exploratory Water Wells [#1506]
Date	July 16, 2025, 1:44 p.m.

dws would like to recall the message, "Records Request for Hawaii County Department of Water Supply: Permits for Exploratory Water Wells [#1506]".

2 days, 5 hours agoJuly 16, 2025, 1:44 p.m.: Received an email from Hawaii County Department of Water Supply.

From	dws – Hawaii County Department of Water Supply
Subject	Recall: Records Request for Hawaii County Department of Water Supply: Permits for Exploratory Water Wells [#1506]
Date	July 16, 2025, 2:43 p.m.

dws would like to recall the message, "Records Request for Hawaii County Department of Water Supply: Permits for Exploratory Water Wells [#1506]".

2 days, 4 hours agoJuly 16, 2025, 2:43 p.m.: Received an email from Hawaii County Department of Water Supply.

From	dws – Hawaii County Department of Water Supply
Subject	RE: Records Request for Hawaii County Department of Water Supply: Permits for Exploratory Water Wells [#1506]
Date	July 16, 2025, 2:44 p.m.

To further clarify, DWS has not submitted any well permit applications. DWS is not involved and does not keep records regarding possible private well permit applications that may have been made to CWRM. Thank you, Department of Water Supply County of Hawai’i 345 Kekuanaoa Street, Hilo, HI 96720 808-961-8050 <<email address>> and email address> > www.hawaiidws.org<http://www.hawai... From: dws Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 12:06 PM To: Sara Steiner < <name and email address> > Subject: RE: Records Request for Hawaii County Department of Water Supply: Permits for Exploratory Water Wells [#1506] Good afternoon Ms. Steiner, The information that you requested is below along with the attached, completed "Notice to Requester" form. There have been no permits pulled during the timeframe and areas indicated on your request for information. Should you have any further questions, please let us know. Thank you, Department of Water Supply County of Hawai’i 345 Kekuanaoa Street, Hilo, HI 96720 808-961-8050 <<email address>> and email address> > www.hawaiidws.org<http://www.hawai...…

2 days, 4 hours agoJuly 16, 2025, 2:44 p.m.: Received an email from Hawaii County Department of Water Supply.