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Dredging starts today at Wailoa boat harbor | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper

Posted at 1:51 a.m., Thursday, April 5, 2007

Dredging starts today at Wailoa boat harbor

Advertiser Staff

Boaters on the Big Island are reminded that dredging of the Wailoa small boat harbor begins today and will cause temporary modifications for channel use, the Department of Land and Natural Resources said.

The DLNR releases a modified access channel that alternate with active channel dredging:

  • The entrance channel will be closed during dredge barge operating hours, Monday to Thursday, except for state holidays, during daytime hours from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for the duration of the project, which is expected to be completed in May.

  • The entrance channel will be opened when the dredge barge stops operating on weekends — on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and state holidays.

    It will also be opened overnight, from 3:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. on Monday through Thursday. For emergency access to the harbor, boaters should call the contractor on VHF Channel 69.

  • Boaters utilizing the launch ramp and/or harbor should exit before 7 a.m. and return after 3:30 p.m., as the barge will block the harbor entrance channel.

    Boaters needing more information about the project may contact Glenn Mayeda, Wailoa Harbor Agent at 933-0414, or via e-mail at dlnr.bd.wailoaharbor@hawaii.gov

    The dredged material will be dewatered at the adjacent Hilo Bayfront Beach Park, and when "dry" will be trucked to a State-owned parcel located along Kamehameha Avenue and Manono Street, the DLNR said.

    The dredged material, which consists mainly of sand will be tested and stockpiled for future use.

    Part of the Bayfront Beach Park closest to the harbor will be closed to the public during the dredging and the makai portion of the parking lot in the Wailoa Small Boat Harbor will be utilized by the contractor for equipment and material storage.

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