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  • Blasting schedule released for Kilohana temporary housing site

    KIHEI, Hawai‘i – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its contractors released its basting plan for the Kilohana temporary housing site today. The contractor will generally blast once a day between 2-4 p.m., weather permitting, Monday through Saturday, for approximately the next 65 days.Residents interested in receiving automated future blasting

  • Test blast to happen this afternoon at the Kilohana temporary housing site

    KIHEI, Hawai‘i – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its contractors are planning to do a test blast this afternoon, May 16, approximately 1-3 p.m. weather permitting, at the Kilohana temporary housing site.Kilohana is a 34-acre site is located off of a cane haul road near Wahikuli Road in Lahaina. USACE is grading the land, installing utilities

  • Blasting and drilling to begin soon at the Kilohana temporary housing site

    KIHEI, Hawai‘i – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its contractors will begin heavy construction at the Kilohana temporary housing site later this week.   Kilohana is a 34-acre site is located off of a cane haul road near Wahikuli Road in Lahaina. USACE is grading the land, installing utilities and preparing the site for 169 temporary housing

  • USACE, EPA, partners working to address water quality concerns at King Kamehameha III Elementary School

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, along with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and state and county officials are actively working to address water quality concerns raised at the King Kamehameha III Elementary School in Lahaina, Hawai'i, on Friday, April 5.  Officials are collaborating to identify and

  • USACE Transfers Lahaina Temporary Elementary School to Hawaii State Department of Education

    Lahaina, HI - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is pleased to announce the successful installation and turnover of the temporary King Kamehameha III Elementary School in Lahaina to the Hawai‘i State Department of Education Feb. 27. In collaboration with FEMA and the State of Hawai‘i, USACE embarked on a mission to design and oversee the installation

  • USACE making steady progress with temporary school in Lahaina

    LAHAINA, Hawai‘i -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is progressing with the construction of the temporary elementary school campus in Lahaina. Crews have completed clearing and grading the site. Modular units for the first classroom were placed Dec. 5 with more modular units arriving from Oahu, Washington and California. The notice to proceed was

  • USACE, City and County of Honolulu invite public comment on Ala Wai Flood Risk Management Study, SEIS

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District, in partnership with the City and County of Honolulu are announcing the release of the Ala Wai Flood Risk Management draft General Reevaluation Report and Integrated Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for review and 45-day public comment period.Read the full announcement hereFact sheet

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers establishes Recovery Field Office in Kihei

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers established a Recovery Field Office this week on Maui to oversee the management and execution of Federal Emergency Management Agency recovery missions following the wildfires that ravaged the towns of Lahaina, Kula and Olinda. An RFO allows USACE to have a central location for its mission experts to work and support

  • State, Maui County select USACE for Phase 2 of wildfire debris removal

    Note: This press release originated from the State of Hawai'i, Office of the Governor.HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green, M.D., today announced that the State of Hawai‘i and Maui County selected the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to lead efforts to remove fire-damaged debris from areas across Maui affected by historic fires in early August.“The

  • Army Corps invites public comment on shoreline protection plan at Ofu Airport

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Honolulu District, in partnership with the American Samoa Department of Port Administration (DPA) is announcing the release of a Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment (IFR/EA) which identifies a proposed plan for shoreline protection at the Ofu Airport in American Samoa.