Water Out for Central Kihei Neighborhoods Through Late Afternoon

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:

• South Kihei Road, from East Welakahao to Kanani roads;
• Piilani Highway, from East Welakahao to Kanakanui roads.

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.

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