Four Seasons Resort Hualalai - EM•1® and EM® Genki Balls used since 2007

David Chai is the Director of Natural Resources at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai on Kailua Kona, on the island of Hawaii. He heard about EM® usage when I spoke at the Kona Chamber of Commerce in 2006 on EM Technology®.

It seemed their anchialine pond system was going downhill after the aeration pump had shut down, and nitrogen levels were rising even with water exchange.

He started using EM•1® at our recommended rate of 1 part EM to 5,000-:10,000 part water for a couple of months. He reported in January 2007 that he saw positive results on the smaller anchialine ponds. One pond, in particular, had algae growth over the surface. A few weeks later, there was no algae growth over the pond. In six weeks, it was visible that about six inches of sludge were digested, exposing more rocks than previously seen. The grass carps also looked healthier than before.

He used the EM® Genki Balls in the man-made Kings Pond where guest swims & dive with a number of marine fishes. Over time the buildup of organic matter caused plumes of sediment to rise when divers kicked their fins. Within a month after EM® Genki Balls were dropped into the man-made Kings Pond, we could see more rocks and the sludge layer that covered the bottom of King's Pond was digested.

We took water samples on April 12, 2007 before using EM® and EM® Genki Balls in the larger pond to obtain baseline data. Monica of Microbiology Consulting Services coordinated the testing of the water samples with the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA). To keep the cost down, we concentrated on Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Total Dissolved Nitrogen (TDN), Total Phosphorous (TP-unfiltered), and Silicate (Si03) for a new larger Waiakauhi pond. Samples were taken at the beginning of the pond, site #1 (inflow-no EM applied), site #2, middle of the pond (some EM applied), and site# 3, end of the pond, where the concentration of sludge was as high as 19 inches or knee-deep.

With the help of West Hawaii Explorations Academy (WHEA), a public Charter School located in the NELHA, the teachers and students made 80 EM® Genki Balls, and the students had a great time. First water samples were taken on April 12, 2007, before EM® and EM® Genki ball applications by the students in the Waiakauhi pond. They applied 40 EM® Genki Balls into the pond and another 40 EM® Genki Balls into another pond. 55 gallons of Extended EM•1® solution was also released throughout the pond, concentrating on the middle and end sections. David and the student of WHEA made a second application of EM® Genki Balls and EM® solution in August. They coordinated a water analysis on Nov. 16, 2007, three EM® solution in August and coordinated a water analysis on Nov. 16, 2007, three months later for a total of seven months from our original water samples.