The Water Board consists of nine members representing each of the nine (9) council districts of the County of Hawai‘i. Each is appointed by the Mayor and approved by the County Council for a five (5) year term. The Manager-Chief Engineer of the Department of Water Supply, the Director of Public Works, and the Planning Director serve as exofficio members who do not have the power to vote.

The Water Board normally meets monthly on the fourth Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Please call 808-961-8050 for more details or check the Board Schedule page for locations and times.

District 1 - Kenneth Kaneshiro, 12/31/14

Hāmākua, North Hilo, and portions of South Hilo (Hakalau, Honomū, Pepe‘ekeo, and Kaiwiki).

District 2 - Arthur K. Taniguchi, Vice-Chairperson, 12/31/13

South Hilo (‘Amaulu, Pu‘u‘eo, portions of Downtown Hilo, Lanakila, Waiānuenue, Kaūmana, Āinako, Pi‘ihonua, and portions of Waiākea Homesteads).

District 3 - Bryan H. Lindsey, 12/31/12
South Hilo (Waiākea Homesteads, Waiākea-Uka), and Puna (Kea‘au).
 

District 4 - Dwayne T. Mukai, 12/31/11 *Board term extended to 90 days to 3/31/12
South Hilo (Keaukaha, Pana‘ewa, Waiākea Houselots, portions of Downtown Hilo, University and portions of Waiākea Homesteads.
 

District 5 - Delan Perry, 12/31/13
Lower Puna (Hawaiian Paradise Park, Orchidland, Ainaloa, Pāhoa Village, Hawaiian Beaches & Shores, Nānāwale, Leilani, Kapoho, Kalapana and ‘Opihikao).
 

District 6 - Robert Meierdiercks, Chairperson, 12/31/12
Puna (Kurtistown, Mt. View, Volcano), Ka‘ū (Pāhala Nā‘ālehu, HOVE), and South Kona (Miloli‘i, Ho‘okena, and portions of Hōnaunau).
 

District 7 - G. Rick Robinson, 12/31/15
South Kona (portions of Hōnaunau, Captain Cook, Kealakekua), and North Kona (Kainaliu, Keauhou, Kahalu‘u, and Hōlualoa).
 

District 8 - Jay M. Uyeda, 12/31/16
North Kona (Kailua-Kona, Kealakehe, Kalaoa, and Pu‘uanahulu).
 

District 9 - David Greenwell, 12/31/14
North and South Kohala (Waikoloa, Waimea, Hāwī, and Hala‘ula).