Our February CRAP Pau Hana featured James Roberts of WaiHome. James presented on WaiHome's exciting new wastewater treatment system that uses a solar panel with algae to passively aerate and remove nutrients from wastewater.

Our January CRAP Pau Hana presentation was from WAI Program Manager and Water Quality Scientist Christina Comfort who discussed sewage pollution and how it affects the water quality in Hawaiʻi. She covered WAIʻs new water quality page, Sea Sick Symptom Tracker, and a sensor experiment that will happen later this year.

Our December CRAP Pau Hana presentation was from our Project Coordinator Joachim Schneider who discussed the first Eljen system in Hawaiʻi and our recent Veterans Day Giveaway event. Learn about Eljenʻs enhanced septic system that treats wastewater using a nature-based process that requires no electricity. This low-cost technology could be a game changer for Hawaiʻi!

Watch our latest CRAP Pau Hana as guest speaker Danielle Restelli discussed Ridge-to-Reefs Bioreactor Garden! This innovative wastewater technology is a passive system that treats septic wastewater using the natural processes of plants, soil, and woodchips to enhance microbial activity.

Our special guest speakers are WAI's very own Joachim Schneider and Stuart Coleman who will be presenting about how raw wastewater can be transformed into reusable water and solids. This includes outlining what wastewater is made up of, explaining wastewater treatment methods, and listing government rules as well as reuse opportunities.

This month is featuring a presentation from guest speaker Bob Smith, Product Manager at Cambrian. Join us to learn about cutting-edge technology combined with innovative financing mechanisms.

This month features a presentation from guest speaker Jeff Hallowell, Founder & Executive Chair of Biomass Controls PBC. Join us to learn about Biogenic Refinery, a product that can turn almost any solid waste into useful biochar.

This month features a presentation from guest speaker Joachim Schneider, WAI’s very own Wastewater Engineer. Watch his talk on a new and innovative project beginning on Kauai. This project incorporates a leach field as the greywater treatment system and a Cinderella Incineration Toilet, making it the first of its kind in the world.

This month features a presentation from guest speaker Dr. Craig Nelson, Associate Researcher at Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education Department of Oceanography and UH Sea Grant and The University of Hawai`i at Manoa. Watch his talk on “Using Microbes To Tell Us When, Where, And How Wastewater Is Reaching Our Streams And Coast.”

This month features a presentation from guest speaker Dr. Michael Cooney, Associate Researcher at Hawaii Natural Energy Institute with The University of Hawai`i at Manoa. Watch his talk on Innovative Reactors For Treatment Of High Strength Wastewater.