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The National Rural Water Association was founded in 1976 in response to the Safe Drinking Water Act, passed in 1974.The SDWA authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency to set national health-based standards for drinking water to protect against both naturally occurring and man-made contaminants that may be found in drinking water.
Major events that take place at the Hawaii Convention Center include the annual First Hawaiian International Auto Show, the Miss Hawaii competition, the Honolulu Festival, Kawaii Kon and numerous other public and private events. On November 12–20, 2011, the Hawaii Convention Center hosted the culminating meetings of APEC United States 2011.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 10.6 square miles (27.4 km 2), of which 7.8 square miles (20.1 km 2) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km 2) (26.62%) is water. [12] A significant portion of the water area is Kawainui Marsh, the largest wetland in the Hawaiian Islands and a Ramsar Convention site.
The Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park (CORP) is a 269-acre (1.09 km 2) public park operated by the City and County of Honolulu.It held its grand opening on July 21, 2001 and it is located in Waipio, Oahu just off the Kamehameha Highway.
Sen. Daniel K. Inouye speaks to guests at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Pacific Warfighting Center [10] The two-story building is 34,300 square feet. The center replaced the previous 7,000 square foot simulation center that was located on Camp H.M. Smith and housed in a 60 year old former hospital. [11]
The Oahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) is an athletic conference composed of all public secondary schools on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.A. The OIA was first founded in 1940 as the Rural Oahu Interscholastic Association ( ROIA ).
The National Rural Water Association began its circuit rider program in 1980. The program was intended to provide support for small utility systems that did not always have the experience, equipment, training or personnel to deal with large or persistent problems.
Ahuimanu is located at on the east side of Oahu (21.443273, -157.840111 Nearby communities include Heeia and Kaneohe to the south along State Route 83 (the Kahekili Highway), and Kahaluu, with which it merges to the north.