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1:45 p.m. 01-04-2026 KAPAʻA (Wailua Homesteads) - Water service has been restored for Hie Street. Earlier today, DOW crews repaired a leak at the point where a pipe fitting connects to the line. Water service was interrupted for approximately 20...

Kawaihau Road utility work and one-lane closures extended through Feb. 28 KAPAʻA – Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company Inc., under contract with the Department of Water, has extended the utility work and excavation along Kawaihau Road, from the intersection of Kaapuni...

6:05 p.m. (UPDATE) - Repair work has been completed. DOW crews will be flushing the lines through hydrants for approximately 1 hour to remove any air. -- 3:55 p.m. 01-02-2026 HANALEI - Emergency water service shutdown for Ohiki Road, for...

LĪHU‘E – The Department of Water (DOW) has completed construction of its new, motorized entry gate to the main entrance of its administrative building’s parking lot. The bill payment drop box located in the DOW parking lot, at 4398 Pua...

7 a.m. 12-31-2025 KAPAʻA - Overnight, emergency repair work was performed on a service lateral off of Ulu Street. Map of the repair work area.

LĪHU‘E – The Department of Water (DOW) announces that night work will begin on January 4, 2026, and continue through September 15, 2026, on a portion of Kūhiō Highway, between Oxford Street and Hardy Street. The work will take place...

1:55 p.m. (UPDATE) - Water service has been restored to businesses on the makai (ocean-side) of Kahau Road. Kapa'a Town Park facilities are still without water service for an additional hour.--- 11:00 a.m. - Emergency water shutdown on Kahau Road...

12:45 p.m. (UPDATE): Water service is now restored.--- 11:15 a.m. - Emergency water shutdown for businesses on Kipuni Place and Kipuni Way. Water shutdown will be for ~2 to 3 hours due to a break in the water line. Updates...

5:45 p.m. 12-25-2025 LIHUʻE - Reports of a leaking backflow device, located in the parking lot of Kauaʻi Community College (KCC), 3-1901 Kaumualii Hwy, Lihue, HI 96766. This device is on the consumer side of the water meter. We are...