Brown Water Advisory Honokahua Bay
Image courtesy State of Hawaiʻi, Department of Health.
By Wendy Osher
The state Department of Health issued a Brown Water Advisory for Honokahua Bay in West Maui following localized rains falling in the coastal area.
The advisory was issued on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, but remained in effect at last report.
Honokahua Bay is located in the area that includes DT Fleming Beach Park in Kapalua.
The area has been the subject of repeat advisories with a previous one issued on April 1st following heavy rains.
According to the advisory, the department advises the public to stay out of flood waters and storm water runoff “due to possible overflowing cesspools, sewer manholes, pesticides, animal fecal matter, dead animals, pathogens, chemicals, and associated flood debris.”
“If coastal waters are turbid and brown, stay out,” the advisory stated.
DT Fleming, photo by Wendy Osher.
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