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1:45 p.m. (UPDATE) - DOW crews were able to complete repairs, and water service is now being restored. Customers on Maha Road and a portion of Kaumualii Highway also reported an interruption in water service during the Punee Road emergency...

12:00 p.m. 03-04-2026 (FINAL UPDATE) - Water service has been restored. DOW crews have completed repairs to the mainline. Mahalo for your patience. -- 8:30 a.m. 03-04-2026 (CORRECTION) - Lele Road is located in Hanapepe. The previous posts have been...

4:30 p.m. (UPDATE) - Water service has been restored. -- 3:00 p.m. - Emergency water service shutdown on Kulea Place for approximately 3 to 4 hours due to break in main waterline.

LĪHUʻE – The Department of Water (DOW) and its contractor, Alpha Inc., are advising motorists that night work with alternating one-lane closures will continue in the Līhuʻe area from March 1 to September 15, 2026, weekdays from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., weather permitting,...

KAPAʻA – The Department of Water (DOW) and its contractor, Hawaiian Dredging Company Inc., have extended utility and excavation work on Kawaihau Road, from Kapuni Road at Kapahi Park to near the Kapahi Road intersection, through May 2026.  A single lane closure on Kawaihau Road is possible in either direction, from 8 am. to 3:30 p.m.,...

12:00 p.m. 02-26-2026 HANAMĀʻULU - Emergency water service shutdown on Hipa Road for approximately 2 hours. DOW crews are repairing the mainline. Map of the affected area.

12:15 p.m. (UPDATE) - Water service has been restored. -- 10:50 a.m. 02-25-2026 KAPA'A - Emergency water service shutdown on a portion of Kūhiō Highway (between Moikeha Bridge and Kapaʻa Bypass Road) affecting customers on the ocean side of the...

LĪHUʻE — The Kauaʻi Department of Water (DOW) invites residents to a series of community meetings to discuss your community's Capital Infrastructure needs and associated proposed water rate increases. These sessions will highlight findings from our recently completed comprehensive water...

DATE/TIME: Feb. 24, 2026 @ 9 p.m. to Feb. 25, 2026 @ 5 a.m., weather permitting. AREAS AFFECTED: Poʻipū Road, from the intersection of Waikomo Road to the address of 3123 Poʻipū Road; Paanau Road (includes Pa'anau Village II) Hikina...