#boil water

A boil water advisory was lifted today for Upper Kula areas after testing showed no E.Coli and no total coliforms bacteria in the water.

Cleanup continues in the wake of a winter storm that brought heavy rains, high winds and flooding to parts of Maui County Jan. 30 to 31, 2025.

The County of Maui Department of Water Supply issued a boil water notice for certain Upper Kula areas impacted by a main line break in Hāpapa Gulch during the winter storm.

The County of Maui Department of Water Supply is issuing an unsafe water alert for areas of Upper Kula and Lahaina affected by wildfires. As a precaution, customers in those areas are advised not to drink and not to boil their water. Instead of tap water, customers are advised to use only bottled water for drinking, brushing teeth, making ice and preparing food.

Areas where the boil water advisory is lifted are: a section of Kula Highway from Lepelepe Place to Mālamahale Place, Lepelepe Place, Malia Uli Place and Mālamahale Place.

The Department of Water Supply’s continual efforts to rid the Upper Kula system of trace amounts of E. coli have resulted in some progress as residents of Polipoli Road, Kulanani Place, Kōheo Road, Monden Drive and Pilikino Place, no longer need to boil their water. 

The Department of Water Supply is advising customers in the Kalaʻe system on Molokaʻi to boil water before consumption due to possible E. coli contamination.

For the chlorine to reach the furthest points of the water system, it may take up to seven days. Chlorine is already used as a disinfectant in the Lower Kula and Makawao water systems. Upcountry customers in Olinda, Lower Kula and Makawao are not affected.

The Maui County Department of Water Supply has extended the Upcountry boil water advisory to Lepelepe Place, Mālamahale Place and Malia Uli Place, according to an updated issued on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 30, 2021. The department recommends residents boil water for at least a minute before consumption as a precaution against possible bacteria in tap water.

Residents of Naʻalae Road were added back to the County of Maui’s Boil Water Advisory list today, Dec 29, 2021. The area was previously removed from the list, but was added back today because the department is conducting maintenance in the area, replacing standpipes, and flushing lines.

The department also has conducted additional testing and residents of Lower Kula Road are now advised to boil water as a precaution until further notice.

The Maui County Department of Water Supply reports Friday morning that, while trace levels of bacteria are dropping in affected Upper Kula system waterlines, a boil water advisory continues for residents of Waipoli, Polipoli and Middle roads, Kula Highway at Kēōkea, Thompson Road and ʻUlupalakua.

The Department of Water Supply reports that while some areas have tested clear for the presence of E coli in waterlines, there may be nearby, connected waterlines with possible contamination. Until flushing of waterlines is completed, it is advised to continue boiling water.

The Department of Water Supply is advising Upper Kula residents and businesses from Crater Road to Kanaio to boil water before consumption. Trace amounts of E coli bacteria have been detected within the last 24 hours, and out of an abundance of caution, a boil water advisory is in effect. There was no presence of E coli in earlier water sampling.

County officials say the violation involved water that was being tested for turbidity (clarity) before it went into a 3 million-gallon storage tank. Water in the tank was then disinfected with chlorine as part of the routine water treatment process. A notice advises that customers do not need to boil their water or take any other corrective actions; however, if there are specific health concerns, the department advises consultation of a doctor.  

The resampled water has been confirmed to meet Federal Environmental Protection Agency and State Department of Health water quality standards and does not contain any trace of E. coli contamination.

The Department of Water Supply is advising customers in the Honokōhau area to boil water before consumption due to possible E. coli contamination.

Effective Sept. 19, 2016, 2:00 p.m., the Department of Water Supply has cancelled water restrictions for consumers on ʻĪao Valley Road and Main Street who were previously given notice of the water restriction. The request to conserve water remains in effect for Wailuku, Kahului and Lahaina.

As of Friday, Sept. 16, 2016 at 2 p.m. the water restriction imposed on consumers on Iao Valley Road and a portion of Main Street remains in effect. The request to conserve water also remains in effect for Wailuku, Kahului and Lahaina customers.

Effective 2:00 p.m. today, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, the County of Maui Department of Water Supply (DWS) has cancelled the boil water advisory for Paia, Spreckelsville, Puunene, Kihei, Wailea, Makena and Maalaea and most Central Maui water customers.