Kula Community Association seeks water tanks in Upcountry to fight fires
The Kula Community Association is urging the development of two new high-elevation water tanks to fight wildfires in Kula. Jordan Hocker, president of the association, said no tangible progress has been made to secure a water backup system since the August 2023 wildfires destroyed a number of homes in the Upcountry area. Hocker said the association has been working to have two 500,000-gallon water tanks built at a high enough elevation in Kula to enable gravity-fed water to fight wildfires, but the association hasn’t received any assurances. “It seems not to be a priority for ...
