Storm Water Hawaii

Happy Father’s Day from Storm Water Hawai‘i!

🤙🏼Here in Hawaiʻi, even the smallest actions have a big impact. Whether you’re hauling trash, green waste, or debris, the way you load your vehicle matters for safety and for the environment.

Loading with aloha means ensuring everything in your vehicle is secure so items don’t fly away, block roads or storm drains, or hit other vehicles.

Learn more about what you can do to make sure you’re loading with aloha in our recent blog.

🔗 https://www.stormwaterhawaii.com/transport-tips/load-with-aloha/

True or False: When you’re transporting a large load in a truck, you don’t need to tie down large or heavy items.

Swipe for the answer and remember to load with Aloha!

Sustainability Tip to Load with Aloha ♻️ Try using a tarp to cover your next load! Using a tarp stops fly-away trash like napkins and plastic bags from falling out and getting swept into our storm drains.

Mālama i ka ‘āina. Mālama i ke kai 🌊
Take care of the land. Take care of the ocean 💙

In Hawai‘i, everything is connected. Our kuleana (responsibility) is to protect one to save the other. This National World Oceans Day, join the movement and take the Storm Water Pledge.

Our goal is simple: Keep our streets clean, keep our storm drains clear, and keep our ocean thriving, and keep everyone inspired to make a difference.

🔗 https://www.stormwaterhawaii.com/community/pledge/

Load With Aloha to pack it right and haul safe 🚛📦 Whether you’re moving house or just heading to the beach, how you pack your vehicle matters for our ʻāina. Think of it this way: if it isn't tied down, it's going to fly out of your truck and sit on the road until the next rain washes it into a storm drain and straight to the ocean.

We need your help to keep our roadways and ocean free of pollution! Stay tuned for more tips and details on how you can make a difference in your community.

Let us know how we can become better educators and get the community involved in our efforts to keep our storm drains and oceans clean! Take our survey, share your thoughts, and help us to better understand what the public knows about storm water and water quality issues.

https://www.stormwaterhawaii.com/survey/

Memorial Day in Hawai‘i is a beautiful time for remembrance. As we gather with our ‘ohana to honor the brave men and women who served, let’s show our gratitude by protecting the ‘āina (land) and kai (ocean) they loved and defended 🇺🇸🌊
Mālama’s Reminder: Remember that our actions on land have a direct "current" to the ocean.

As communities face growing challenges from climate change, flooding, and water pollution, careers in storm water are becoming more important. Rainwater runoff can carry pollutants from streets and sidewalks into rivers and oceans, harming ecosystems and public health. Effective storm water systems help protect infrastructure, support cleaner waterways and build more resilient communities. A wide range of careers help make this work possible.

Check out our blog for more information.
https://www.stormwaterhawaii.com/environmental/careers-in-storm-water/