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Earlier today, Hawaiian Electric warned of possible outages starting at 6 p.m. and lasting 30 minutes to an hour for different parts of the island at different times.
Lanikai Beach or Kaʻōhao Beach is located in Kaʻōhao, a community in the town of Kailua and on the windward coast of Oahu, Hawaii. Although there is a widespread belief that the name Lanikai means "heavenly sea", [1] that is a misconception and a grammatical error, since in the Hawaiian language, the qualifier (lani) comes after the noun (kai).
Dec. 8—The state Health Department advises the public to remain out of waters at due to wastewater discharge from heavy rains, including Aina Haina, Manoa and Kapalama. Areas where the public ...
Dec. 5—The Halawa Shaft, one of Oahu's major sources of fresh drinking water, was permanently shut down following massive leaks of jet fuel at the Navy's Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage in 2021. The ...
This water system distributes water collected from three water sources, one of which is approximately 2,600 feet (790 meters) from the storage tanks at the Red Hill facility. [18] The Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) is the municipal water utility for the island of Oʻahu, and is an agency of the City and County of Honolulu. [24]
In the summer, thermal pollution has been seen to increase deeper water temperature more dramatically than surface water, though stratification still exists, while in the winter surface water temperatures see a larger increase. Stratification is reduced in winter months due to thermal pollution, often eliminating the thermocline. [3]
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The Waimea River is a river in Honolulu County on the island of Oʻahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii.The river's main channel is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long and has a watershed spanning 13.6 square miles, with a total length of 24.4 km (15.2 mi) when its tributaries are included.