Fellows mentioned in this story: Stuart Coleman, Cohort VI
Projects mentioned in this story: WAI (Wastewater Alternatives & Innovations)

From University of Hawai‘i News:

The first state-of-the-art incineration toilet in Hawaiʻi that uses no water and produces no sewage is now in operation on the Moku o Loʻe (Coconut Island) in Kāneʻohe Bay at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB). The proof-of-concept project for reducing sewage pollution from environmentally damaging cesspool systems in Hawaiʻi, and is a collaboration between HIMB, Wastewater Alternatives and Innovations (WAI) and Cinderella Eco Group.

There are an estimated 88,000 cesspools in Hawaiʻi, the highest number per capita in the country, that discharge more than 53 million gallons of raw sewage each day, according to the Hawaiʻi Department of Health Wastewater Branch. The raw sewage of cesspools enters underground aquifers, which can pollute our drinking water, and coastal waters, which can damage fragile marine ecosystems. The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is requiring that all cesspools are upgraded, converted or closed by January 1, 2050.

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