31-1 Old Volcano Rd., Keaau, HI 96749 - For Sale

Commercial,Land - Keaau, HI Water, the source of life, is indeed the worlda??s most precious commodity. Water is highly valued in all cultures and no matter how you say it: Japanese, mizu, Spanish, aqua, Chinese, shui, Russian, vody, French, eau, Hawaiian, wai, Hindi, pani and Swahili, maji, water is the single most critical factor to life. This Keaau property sits on top of aquifers 8,000-12,000 feet below. These aquifers are fed by waters from the largest mountain on earth, Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa which is a close second. The combination of underground flowing porous lava fields working as naturea??s filter, and the high elevation of these 2 mountains creates a unique eco-system transforming artic moisture to bountiful, pure rain. The slopes of these mountains feed the Keaau aquifer almost 200 inches of pure rainwater per year. This translates to approx. 1.38 billion++ gallons per day. Besides this amazing water source, this property has in place transferable Special Use Permits approved by the County of Hawaii for development of a brewery, distillery or soft drink facility and, a beer garden/visitors center-see renderings.The ownera??s vision offers a truly unique combination for location (tourism), opportunity (fastest growing population) and resources (free, pure water) to create the next a??Made in Hawaiia?? success story. The next owner will have entitlements to a percentage of the water production. Recently a US Geological Survey concluded that the waters of Keaau are among the purest in the world. These are considered young and natural artesian springs which delivers bountiful and pure water from one of the worlda??s most remote eco-systems with minimal human interference or processing. As part of the Northeast Mauna Loa Sector area which includes the Hilo and Keaau Aquifer System Area, the water is accessed via a well system built in 1981 and has a pump intake located at a depth of 241 feet. Seller financing available; see MLS 264889