KAWAIHAE, Hawaii — A maritime infrastructure company projects Kawaihae Harbor on the Big Island will need up to 20 acres of additional storage to meet the harbor’s usage over the next 25 years.

Harold Westerman of Moffatt & Nichol says by 2035 the harbor could receive the equivalent of between 240,000 and 313,000 20-foot containers.
Westerman spoke Monday at the Kawaihae Harbor 2035 Master Plan update meeting.
He presented three draft harbor plans. Two are designed around medium increases in harbor usage, with the third designed for high usage increases.
The number of fully loaded containers coming into Kawaihae Harbor peaked in 2007, with the arrival of an equivalent of nearly 99,000 20-foot containers. Arrivals were down last year and again this year.
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Information from: West Hawaii Today, http://www.westhawaiitoday.com