Residents
As a Hawai‘i resident you can help protect our island’s streams and oceans and keep our island beautiful by reducing storm water pollution during everyday activities around your home. Check out the Best Management Practices (BMPs) below that you can implement at home.
Yard Care & Maintenance
- Healthy Yard Care Program
- Pesticides and Fertilizers Tip Card
- Yard Waste Tip Card
- Sediment Tip Card
- BMPs for Landscape Maintenance (English | Ilocano | Samoan | Tagalog |Tongan)
Capture Storm Water in Your Yard
For Windward Residents
The Follow the Drop app can assist you in determining how you can capture storm water on your property. The app is currently available for use on the Windward side from Waimanalo to Kaʻaʻawa until summer 2024. Download via links below and use Account ID “808”.
Free rainwater assessments by Hui o Ko’olaupoko are also available. Sign up at rainwaterhawaii.com.
Car Care
- Home Car Care for Storm Water Protection Brochure
- Car Wash Tip Card
- New Guidance on Car Wash Fundraisers
DIY Home Improvement & Construction
- Construction for Homeowners (English | Chinese | Chuukese | Ilocano | Korean | Samoan | Tongan)
- Homeowner’s Guide to Preparing an ESCP Plan for Category 1A and 1B Projects (July, 2019)
- Concrete and Rock Wall Construction (English | Samoan | Tongan)
- Sediment (English | Chinese | Chuukese | Ilokano)
- BMPs for Construction Sites – Quick Reference Booklet
- BMP Manual for Construction
- Who Are Your Storm Water Inspectors?
Illegal Storm Drain Connections
- Do you have an illegal storm drain connection? Brochure
- Green Infrastructure for Illegal Drain Connections Tip Card
Additional Resources
- Storm Water Issue
- Municipal Field Guide
- Storm Water Pollution Prevention Tips
- Litter/Floatables (English | Cebuano | Chuukese | Ilocano | Korean | Samoan | Tagalog | Tongan)
You Are The Solution
Pledge to take actions that protect our local waters! Click here to learn more and find additional resources.