Olowalu
On 2/3/24, the People’s Community Council of Maui hosted a virtual Zoom webinar focused on the Olowalu toxic dump site. Lineal descendant kupuna and ‘ohana of Olowalu shared their mana‘o and answered questions. Alternative options for containment and cleanup were also presented by invited scientists.
Hawaii Unites is speaking out against the toxic dump site on sacred land at Olowalu. The County of Maui, working together with FEMA and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, is using Olowalu as a dumping ground for millions of pounds of waste containing elevated levels of arsenic, antimony, cobalt, copper, and lead, as well as unknown levels of carcinogenic dioxins. Olowalu is a culturally and historically significant natural resource area with a critical ocean reef. Help protect the ‘āina from this environmental hazard.
Read more about the Olowalu toxic dump site:
Hawaii Unites Substack Newsletter
Resources:
- Visit the Olowalu Community website SaveOlowaluReef.org
- Read the Olowalu Community’s Olowalu Toxic Dump Site Key Facts
- Learn more about the County of Maui’s plan at MauiRecovers.org
- Details about Debris Containment are on MauiRecovers.org
- Contact Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen’s office: Mayors.Office@co.maui.hi.us (808) 270-7855
- Contact the Maui County Councilmembers offices
- Follow Eddy Garcia’s Living Earth Systems Instagram and YouTube for up-to-date research and informative videos
- Follow Olowalu Community on Olowalu Village Road on Instagram for updates
