KALAHEO – The Department of Water has announced that a full restoration of the Kalaheo well could take up to four to six weeks to complete. Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. and representatives from the DOW will hold a meeting for
KALAHEO – The Department of Water has announced that a full restoration of the Kalaheo well could take up to four to six weeks to complete.
Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. and representatives from the DOW will hold a meeting for the Kalaheo community at noon Saturday at the Kalaheo Neighborhood Center gymnasium to discuss the latest developments on the water outage and interact with the community on its needs while the system is being repaired.
In the meantime, the DOW installed a temporary pipeline Thursday night, closing a portion of Kaumualii Highway’s westbound lane between the Lauoho Road and Anuhea Place intersections in Kalaheo from 7 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday. The DOW anticipates this installation will provide improvements to Kalaheo’s water service by early next week.
The DOW is reminding Kalaheo residents to continue urgent water conservation measures in order to lessen the impact of water outages.
“We have observed residents in Kalaheo who are disregarding our conservation request and are continuing to use water for non-essential uses such as irrigation and car washing,” said Kirk Saiki, acting manager and chief engineer for the DOW. “It is critical that all customers in the Kalaheo area conserve water even if their water pressure appears normal.”
Essential uses include cooking, bathing and toilet flushing. Critical water conservation measures include refraining from car washing, turning off automatic sprinklers and outdoor irrigation systems, and limiting laundry washing.
The DOW is also reminding Kalaheo residents to be prepared for possible intermittent low water pressure and water outages. This means that residents may experience changes in their water pressure from time to time.
Efforts continue to repair damage to the over 1,000-long shaft that was damaged late Saturday night.The area’s primary well and backup deep well are currently out of service and personnel are still working on repairs to the system. The well’s shaft is over 1,000-feet long and DOW contractors were working to find the point of damage.
Kalaheo residents experiencing water outages are able to use shower facilities at the following locations and times:
Today – Hanapepe Stadium and Vidinha Stadium from 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; and again from 5 to 10 p.m.
Saturday – Hanapepe Stadium from 5 to 10 p.m.
Sunday – Hanapepe Stadium from 5 to 10 p.m.
Residents must bring their own towels and toiletries.
The DOW has provided water buffalos for essential uses, located before the entrance to Kukuiolono Park, and on Milia Street in Kakela Makai. The DOW has also provided a tanker with non-drinkable water located at Kaleheo Neighborhood Center, for toilet flushing only. Customers will need to bring their own water containers. If anyone is unable to access the water buffalos or tanker, please call 245-5455 for assistance.
