Most Hawaii residents will be “financially burdened” with cesspool upgrade requirements, even as members of a task force urge the state to move up the deadline from 2050 to 2030 to convert cesspools ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 4—A task force led by the state's health director is recommending that the Legislature advance a deadline to eliminate many ...

A partially exposed cinder-block cesspool pit with a cover on an eroding shoreline in Punaluu. Hawaii has 83,000 cesspools, more than any other state. But cesspool conversion costs can reach tens of ...