The State currently wants to set pipes (sewer type pipes - not pressurized pipes) into the Lower Hamakua Ditch - leaving open only the areas before and after each tunnel.    I have been helping folks who are concerned about this plan and who seek to have a more deliberative discussion about the Ditch and its future - one that provides for meaningful involvement of interested community members.  A presentation to the County Council was organized by members of the Hamakua community -- in which I participated.