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Over 150 homes and businesses in central Kihei will be without water until at least late afternoon as county water personnel work to repair a broken water mainline.
The break was reported early today, stopping water service in Kihei until at least 5:30 p.m. today, the Department of Water Supply announced.
The water outage affects over 150 homes and businesses, and 200 fire hydrants, water department officials said.
The trouble spot, on Auhana Road, involves a 30-inch transmission pipeline.
Affected Area
The area impacted includes:
Both lanes of Kanakanui Road between Auhana Road and Alanui Keali`i Drive will be closed during assessment and repair.
Residents can fill water containers during the outage via a water tanker at Kanakanui Road, across from Kamali`i Elementary School.
Residents and business owners should be aware that upon water service restoration, properties might experience brown-colored water. To address this, flush waterlines by running faucets for a little while prior to using the water.
For emergency repairs and updates, call 270-7633.
Patchy rain nearby, with a high of 76 and low of 66 degrees. Sunny in the morning, patchy rain nearby in the afternoon, clear overnight.
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