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Update/Canceled: High bacteria count at Kahekili “Airport” Beach on Maui

The Hawai‘i State Department of Health has canceled the notification for Kahekili “Airport” Beach on Maui. Water sample retesting results show that enterococci levels no longer exceed the threshold level.

Film documents environmentalists’ crusade to halt sewage disposal into Maui waters

Filmmaker Alli Waters tells the story about the successful US Supreme Court fight to force Maui County to stop polluting nearshore waters by disposing of treated sewage through injection wells.

Novice Paddlers Caught by Blustery Trades

Two standup paddle boarders were rescued by ocean safety personnel and firefighters on Tuesday, Nov. 22, when they got caught by brisk tradewinds off of Kahekili Beach Park, also known as “Airport Beach” in West Maui.