Haw. Code R. § 11-62-01
The department of health seeks to ensure that the use and disposal of wastewater and wastewater sludge does not contaminate or pollute any valuable water resource, does not give rise to public nuisance, and does not become a hazard or potential hazard to the public health, safety, and welfare.
The department of health seeks to migrate towards an ultimate goal of regional sewage collection, treatment and disposal systems that are consistent with state and county wastewater planning policies. Off-site treatment and disposal systems, followed in priority by on-site systems, meeting health and environmental standards will be allowed whenever they are consistent with state and county wastewater planning policies and on the premise that these systems will eventually connect to regional sewage systems. Individual wastewater systems may be utilized in remote areas and in areas of low population density. Hawaii is long overdue in eliminating construction of wastewater disposal systems depositing untreated sewage into the environment, such as cesspools. Indeed, the department stated in its prior rules back in the 1990's, with the agreement of all counties' wastewater advisory committees, that installation of new cesspools should end after the year 2000.
The department of health seeks to work in close partnership with the counties to manage wastewater to prevent pollution and harm to public health, safety and welfare. Each county may participate in the implementation of these rules through the recommendations of a county wastewater advisory committee to the director.
The department of health seeks to advance the use of recycled water and wastewater sludge consistent with public health and safety and environmental quality. The state department of health acknowledges that when properly treated and used, all recycled water and wastewater sludge are valuable resources with environmental and economic benefits and can be used to conserve the State's precious resources. The director acknowledges that the most highly treated recycled water and exceptional quality wastewater sludge can be used for a wide variety of applications with the appropriate restrictions and when best management practices and other requirements of this chapter are met.
Haw. Code R. § 11-62-01