#kaloko dam

A no contest plea was entered in court on Thursday by retired car dealer James Pflueger, to a reduced charge of reckless endangering, in connection with the 2006 Ka Loko dam breach on Kauaʻi that killed seven people.

“The importance of properly maintaining aging dams across the country cannot be overstated,” said Sen. Akaka, who recalled the Ka Loko Dam collapse in 2006 that resulted in the death of seven people, as it washed through both homes and farmland.