Focus Hawaii Brett Borup & Don Sa'aga
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Description
Hosted by Lance Chase, this episode of Focus Hawaii features Brett Borup, Vice President for Public Works at Hawaii Reserves Inc., and Don Saʻaga, Director of Public Relations and Property, as they discuss the history, challenges, and future of Laʻie’s wastewater treatment system. They explain how aging infrastructure, Clean Water Act violations, and legal action led to federal and state consent decrees requiring major upgrades, a new treatment plant, and long‑term community planning. Borup describes engineering difficulties, community task‑force input, financing obstacles, and the goal of eventually transitioning management away from HRI, while Saʻaga reflects on community concerns, public outreach, local input, and the responsibility of balancing cultural sensitivity with corporate roles. Together, they outline the environmental, technical, political, and community dimensions of wastewater redevelopment in Laʻie—highlighting transparency, collaboration, and the need for sustainable infrastructure that can serve present and future generations.
Length of Video
00:29:31
File Size
2.5GB
Archives Call Number
22.FH
Air Date
1994
Keywords
Lance Chase, Focus Hawaii, Brett Borup, Don Saʻaga, Hawaii Reserves Inc., HRI, Laʻie wastewater treatment, Clean Water Act violations, federal consent decree, state consent decree, BYU–Hawaii infrastructure, Polynesian Cultural Center utilities, wastewater plant upgrade, community task force Laʻie, environmental impact statement Hawaii, sewer system planning, public works Hawaii, rural infrastructure challenges, community relations Hawaii, environmental compliance, engineering design CH2M Hill, Hawaii wastewater funding, Laʻie growth planning, public outreach HRI.
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Business | Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Chase, Lance; Borup, Brett; and Sa'aga, Don, "Focus Hawaii Brett Borup & Don Sa'aga" (1994). Focus Hawaii. 60.
https://digitalcollections.byuh.edu/focushawaii/60