E hoʻomaka koke ana ʻo HEB Construction, ka poʻe ʻaelike e kūkulu ana i ke komo ʻana o ke awa hou o Ōpōtiki, e wehe i kahi ala ma waena o nā ʻauwai hou ʻelua.
E pani ʻia ke awa o Pahikukura a me nā wahi e pili ana i ka nuku o ka muliwai ʻo Waioeka i nā holo waʻa a pau (koe naʻe ʻo Coastguard) mai kēia lā, i hiki ke hoʻopau pono ʻia nā hana a me ke kālai ʻana.
Ua ʻōlelo ka luna o ka papahana, ʻo John Galbraith, ua hana pū ka hui me ka Bay of Plenty Harbourmaster a me Coastguard e hōʻoia i ka palekana o nā mea a pau i nā pule e hiki mai ana.
"Mai ka Pōʻakahi, 24 Iulai, ʻaʻole e loaʻa ke komo ʻana o ka waʻa i ka wai hāmama no nā pule ʻelua i ka wā e hoʻomaka ai ka hui i ke kaʻina hana no ka wehe mālie ʻana i kahi ala ma waena o nā pā kai," wahi a Galbraith.
Eia kekahi, ua hoʻohui ʻo Mr Galbraith e hoʻomau ka hana i ka wehe piha ʻana i ke kahe o ka muliwai ma waena o nā pā kai a pani mālie i ka nuku o ka muliwai e hoʻohana ana i ka waihona nui o ke one.
“He nui nā kumu e hoʻoholo ai i ka wā e wehe ʻia ai ke kahawai ma waena o nā pā kai no nā mea a pau e hoʻohana ai a ʻaʻole paha mākou i ʻike i kēlā lā ma mua.ʻAʻole e hoʻopau piha ʻia ka papahana a hiki i ka hoʻomaka ʻana o 2024, akā ke manaʻo nei mākou e hiki ke hauʻoli i ka milestone o nā waʻa mua e hele ana i ke āpau i ka wā ʻo ʻAukake.