Happy New Year! Let’s make this a great, positive year, OK? The Cesspool Problem Every day in Hawaii, 88,000 cesspools release nearly 53 million gallons of untreated sewage into the ground, adversely affecting groundwater and coastal waters. Most homeowners are probably not aware that all cesspools in Hawaii will need to be closed by 2050, only 28 years from now, sooner than a new 30-year mortgage term. To accomplish this, a variety of solutions will need to be implemented,