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100 Kaʻū households get few answers about water, sewer nightmare during Public Utilities Commission meeting

Big Island Now·Oct 25, 2026 · 10:00 AM CT
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Residents of nearly 100 condo units in Kaʻū's Colony I and Kalana Estates left a Hawaiʻi Public Utilities Commission meeting in Pahala with no timeline for getting drinking water and sewer service back. Hurricane Lala damaged a well and other infrastructure of the privately owned Punaluʻu Water and Sanitation about 10 weeks ago, and the utility offered no restoration plan.

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