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.
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.
