{"id":56792,"date":"2025-08-04T03:10:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T03:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/56792\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T03:10:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T03:10:16","slug":"north-kohala-customers-from-hawi-to-halaula-asked-to-reduce-water-use-by-at-least-10-big-island-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/56792\/","title":{"rendered":"North Kohala customers from H\u0101w\u012b to Hala\u2018ula asked to reduce water use by at least 10% : Big Island Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   August 2, 2025, 10:41 AM HST  <\/p>\n<p>Hawai\u2018i County Department of Water Supply notifies its North Kohala customers from H\u0101w\u012b to Hala\u2018ula that effective immediately \u2014 and until further notice \u2014 a water conservation notice is in place, requesting a reduction in water use by at least 10%.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bigislandnow.com\/file\/bigislandnow\/2025\/06\/Water-outage-limit-use-request-North-Kohala-6-25-25-BIN-feature-pic.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Water-outage-limit-use-request-North-Kohala-6-25-25-BIN-feature-pic-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-402188\"\/><\/a>Photo File<\/p>\n<p>Conservation is necessary as only one of three wells serving the region is operational at this time because of unexpected equipment failure.<\/p>\n<p>Department of Water Supply authorized emergency work to repair one of the inoperable wells as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Until repairs can be made and more wells brought back online, conservation is requested in the following areas:<\/p>\n<p>ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ADARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD<\/p>\n<p>H\u0101w\u012b to Hala\u2018ula<\/p>\n<p>Puakea Bay, Ka\u2018auhuhu Homesteads and \u2018\u0100inakea Village.<\/p>\n<p>All customers along Akoni Pule Highway, Mill Road and Ma\u2018ulili Road.<\/p>\n<p>Customers in those areas are asked to conserve drinking water, use it wisely and to not waste it.<\/p>\n<p>Taking short showers, fixing leaky plumbing and toilets, irrigating efficiently and turning off the faucet while brushing teeth are also easy ways to reduce water use.<\/p>\n<p>ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD<\/p>\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiidws.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hawai\u2018i County Department of Water Supply website<\/a>, call 808-961-8050 during normal business hours or email <a href=\"https:\/\/bigislandnow.com\/2025\/08\/02\/north-kohala-customers-from-hawi-to-halaula-asked-to-reduce-water-use-by-at-least-10\/mailto:dws@hawaiidws.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">dws@hawaiidws.org<\/a> to learn more ways to conserve water.<\/p>\n<p>Call 808-961-8790 for after-hours emergencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"August 2, 2025, 10:41 AM HST Hawai\u2018i County Department of Water Supply notifies its North Kohala customers 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