June 16, 2025
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Water Outage Notice for North Kohala Customers Overnight June 26-27
The Department of Water Supply (DWS), County of Hawai‘i, requests customers in the affected North Kohala areas limit water use to essential needs from
9:00 p.m. Thursday, June 26 until 6:00 a.m. Friday, June 27, 2025. Limiting water use to drinking, cooking and hygiene needs is necessary because Hawaiian Electric has announced an overnight power outage on June 26 to perform system maintenance and upgrades (www.hawaiianelectric.com/scheduled-overnight-outage-in-north-kohalaon-june-26). DWS’ pumping equipment relies on Hawaiian Electric’s power and will not be able to operate during this power outage.
AFFECTED AREAS: KOHALA MOUNTAIN ROAD (RTE 250) BETWEEN MILE MARKER 18 AND HĀWĪ ROAD, AND PORTIONS OF KAMALEI PLACE, PU‘U MAMO DRIVE, BEERS ROAD, KŪKINI PLACE, KAINOA ROAD, ‘ĀINA U‘I ROAD, IKI ROAD, KAMA LOOP, KEAHIPOE PLACE, RED CINDER ROAD, AND KA‘AUHUHU HOMESTEAD ROAD, INCLUDING ALL SIDE ROADS AND LANES, NORTH KOHALA, HAWAI‘I
Furthermore, customers on the upper portion of Ka‘auhuhu Homestead Road to Kohala Mountain Road, ‘Āina U‘i Road, Iki Road, Beers Road, and the Maliu Ridge Subdivision should prepare for no water during this power outage. Those customers are advised to set aside drinking water ahead of time in preparation for the temporary outage.
DWS will set up a temporary water spigot on a fire hydrant located near the Ka‘auhuhu Transfer Station for the public’s use during the power outage.
Please visit the DWS website at www.hawaiidws.org, call (808) 961-8050 during normal business hours or email dws@hawaiidws.org for more information. For after-hours emergencies, please call
(808) 961-8790.
DWS thanks affected customers and the general public for their understanding and kokua.
This is your Hawaiʻi County Department of Water Supply.