Letter: Hawaii should sell surplus fresh water

Fresh water is Hawaii’s oil. The Big Island of Hawaii is a naturally formed water-harvesting land mass. The tremendous volume of fresh water falling on, passing through and entering the sea could be Hawaii’s oil if properly monetized.

Just like royalties are paid to citizens of oil-rich states, so too could Hawaii’s residents benefit with the sale of fresh water, a natural resource owned and regulated by the state of Hawaii.

The water dumping from Hurricane Lane and multiple plumes of fresh water entering the sea from lava tubes provide a sense of the vast amount of water that is currently going away.

Joe DeFrank

Mililani

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