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Dole Food Co. Hawaii, a subsidiary of Ireland-based Dole plc, faces fines tied to deficiency notices involving the safety of the Wahiawa dam dating back to 2009.

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On Friday, Hawaii’s land board has fined the Dole Food Company Hawaii $20,000 for failing to safely maintain the Wahiawa dam. The more than a century-old dam – that protects Oahu’s North…

Dole Fined $20,000 For Significant Safety Risks Posed By Wahiawa Dam - Honolulu Civil Beat Dole Fined $20,000 For ‘Significant’ Safety Risks Posed By Wahiawa Dam The fine was among the first enforcements against local dam owners since the Kaupakalua dam overflowed, prompting evacuations on Maui. Reading time: 5 minutes. The state’s land board fined Dole Food Company Hawaii $20,000 on Friday for failing to safely maintain the Wahiawa dam, which protects Oahu’s North Shore from flooding ...

Citing safety concerns, state seeks $20,000 fine against owners of Wahiawa dam Citing spillway safety concerns, DLNR seeks $20K fine for owners of a Wahiawa dam By Rick Daysog | April 7, 2021 at 4:29 PM HST - Updated April 7 at 5:10 PM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The state Department of Land and Natural Resources is seeking a $20,000 fine against the owners of the Wahiawa Dam at Lake Wilson. DLNR engineers believe the dam’s concrete spillway isn’t large enough to prevent f...