住房需求与开发可能对地下水质量造成的影响之间存在潜在的二分法。有必要评估城市化对地下水质量的潜在影响，以便在不造成不可接受的不利影响的情况下继续发展。最近进行了这样一项评估研究，以确定夏威夷拟议的城市开发导致地下水污染的可能性。本文旨在介绍夏威夷案例研究的评估方法、结果和建议。

A potential dichotomy exists between the demand for housing and the possible groundwater quality impacts due to development. There is a need to assess the potential groundwater quality impacts of urbanization so that development can proceed without creating unacceptable adverse impacts. Such an assessment study was recently conducted to determine the potential for groundwater contamination due to proposed urban development in Hawaii. The objective of this paper is to present the assessment methodology, results, and recommendations of the Hawaii case study.