Serving Kailua
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Kailua, HI
Basement seepage, failed sumps, and hydrostatic pressure against the foundation are extracted and dried, and the path from the ground is identified so the loss does not repeat. Groundwater and basement seepage are extracted and dried only after the path from the soil is identified — a wall, a slab, a drain, or a failed sump. Drying the interior without stopping that path returns the same water to the same floor.
Frequently asked questions
There are no rivers anywhere on this side.
There are none, and that is a consequence of the rock rather than the rainfall. The lava here is young and so fractured that water sinks into it almost immediately, leaving no surface flow to cut a channel. Drainage is vertical rather than lateral, which is why the usual questions about which creek matters do not apply.
Why does it rain here in the afternoon?
The daytime sea breeze runs up the slope of the mountain, lifts, and produces storms inland during the afternoon, which is why the wet season here peaks in summer rather than winter. That is the reverse of most of the state. It also means the rain often falls upslope of where people live rather than on them.
The ground takes water instantly in one spot and not the next.
That is the lava. Younger flows are fractured and full of voids and take water astonishingly fast; older flows and weathered ash layers can be close to impermeable. Two parcels a short distance apart behave completely differently, and the surface gives very little indication of which is which.
Open the Kailua FAQ beside the housing and climate notes.