On the evening of Wednesday, March 24 thru the morning of March 25 the Department of Water Supply will be temporarily turning off water from the hours of 11:00 p.m to 3:00 a.m. to install a new waterline connection for the Kalaniana‘ole Avenue Reconstruction Project.

Affected areas include Kalaniana’ole Avenue between Kūhiō Street and the UH-Hilo Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Research Center Property in South Hilo.  Upon the resumption of service, waterlines will be flushed and cleaned, during which customers may notice turbid and/or discolored water in addition to trapped air in their plumbing, which will be released as water use increases.

Customers are asked to take any and all precautions necessary to protect their property and facilities including, but not limited to, disabling electrical power to pumps and/or any other devices whose normal operation may be dependent on water pressure and/or water supply, and which might be harmed if automatically energized during the water shut-off.

Customers requiring more information can call Mr. Carl Nishimura at (808) 961-8790.