Is water in Hawaii hard or soft?

Hawaii has one of the lowest averages for hard water in the country at 34 PPM, which is considered to be soft water, by USGS water hardness measures. Some examples of soft water cities are Waikola with 10 PPM and Hilo with a hardness level of 17 PPM.



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