Press Releases

HANALEI – The Department of Water (DOW) is pleased to announce that repairs to the Hanalei Water System have been successfully completed. The repairs were finalized on Saturday, July 5, 2025. "After overcoming significant challenges related to manufacturing, shipping and...

7/5/25 (FINAL UPDATE) HANALEI AND ʻANINI – The Department of Water (DOW) has lifted the water conservation request for Hanalei and ʻAnini Beach customers as of approximately 11:45 a.m. this morning.  Customers may now resume normal water usage.    --- July...

HANALEI AND ʻANINI – The Department of Water (DOW) reminds customers in the Hanalei community and ʻAnini Beach areas that a water conservation request remains in effect due to the April 4, 2025, pump failure at the Maka Ridge Well...

Period covered: January 2024 to December 2024  LĪHUʻE – The Department of Water (DOW), County of Kaua’i announces the availability of the annual 2025 Water Quality Report, also known as a Consumer Confidence Report (CCR).  The report covers the period...

HANALEI AND ʻANINI – The Department of Water (DOW) reminds customers in the Hanalei community and ʻAnini Beach areas, that a water conservation request remains in effect. Please limit water use as much as possible. Water conservation measures include turning...

LĪHUʻE – The Department of Water (DOW) reminds the community to attend an upcoming event to discuss the Kapaʻa Homesteads Tanks Project.   Join the DOW on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at St. Catherine of...

KALĀHEO – The Department of Water (DOW) announces resurfacing work will occur along portions of Po’ohiwi Road beginning Monday, June 23 to Friday, June 27, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weather permitting.  Resurfacing work on Po’ohiwi Road is part...

HANALEI – The Department of Water (DOW) announces that a water service shutdown has been scheduled to take place on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting, for the Hanalei Water Line Improvements Project. The...

HANALEI – The Department of Water (DOW) announces that the intersection of Kūhiō Highway with ʻAnae Road will be closed to thru traffic from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday June 19, 2025, weather permitting.     Motorists are advised...