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1:15 p.m. KALĀHEO (UPDATE) - Water service has been restored. --- KALĀHEO - Scheduled water service shutdown for Wednesday, April 16, 2025 on a portion of Puu Road, between Papalina Road and Puu Kulana Place, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

12:30 p.m. (UPDATE) KAPA'A - Water service has been restored. --- 10:30 a.m. KAPA'A - Water service will be turned off on Ihona Place in the Wailua Homesteads for approximately 1 to 2 hours to repair a break in the...

6:30 p.m. HANALEI AND KILAUEA – The Department of Water (DOW) has issued an immediate water conservation notice to customers in Hanalei and ‘Anini areas until further notice, due to a mechanical failure on the water system’s pump station.  Customers...

11:15 a.m. LĪHUE - Water service is being turned off on a portion of Hehi Road in Hanamāʻulu for approximately 2 to 3 hours to repair a break in the main line.

KALĀHEO – The Department of Water (DOW) and its contractor, Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company, Inc. (HDCCI) announce intermittent lane closure notices for portions of Pu’uwai Road and Po’ohiwi Road, through April 30, 2025, weather permitting.  The lane closures are necessary to...

The Department of Water (DOW) joins Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami in proclaiming Kauaiʻs 14th Annual Fix a Leak Week from March 17 to March 23, 2025, in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyʻs (EPA) WaterSense programʻs 17th Anniversary of...

The Department of Water, County of Kauaʻi earned their fourth WaterSense Award for Excellence in Education and Outreach. New in 2023, the Department organized a month-long Your Better Yard campaign to showcase easy xeriscaping options for water-efficient landscaping. The Department...

The Department of Water (DOW) hosted its 19th Make a Splash with Project WET festival for fifth grade students on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. Read the Full Article at Island News

The Department of Water (DOW) earned a 2023 Hawaiʻi Green Business Award, receiving a Governor’s Commendation for its environmentally–friendly and sustainable practices during its 2023 Make a Splash with Project WET water education festival.  DOW attended the ceremony virtually on...