Honokaa-Paauilo Irrigation System Water User Advisory Board

The Honokaa-Paauilo Irrigation System Water User Advisory Board advises the Department of Agriculture on the operation and maintenance of the state-owned Honokaa-Paauilo irrigation system on the Hamakua Coast of Hawaii Island. Hāʻawi ʻia water user input on water allocation, rates, system improvements, and maintenance priorities for the irrigation infrastructure that serves agricultural lands in the area. The board reflects the interests of farmers who depend on the system for crop irrigation.

Farmers and agricultural landowners in the Honokaa-Paauilo area who depend on irrigation water are pili pono ʻia by the rates and allocation decisions this board advises on. Water availability from this system influences the viability of agricultural operations on the Hamakua Coast.