Some 5,000 gallons of sewage overflowed from a manhole in Kaanapali on Monday, Maui County officials said in a news release.
The overflow was caused by a failure at the Lahaina Pump Station No. 2 on North Honoapiilani Highway, officials said. The sewage spill occurred from 11:30 to 11:45 a.m.
The sewage flowed from the sewer manhole into a storm drain and discharged into the Kaanapali Golf Course Pond, officials said. The area was cleaned and disinfected, and warning signs were posted.
Tests are being conducted to determine whether the spill reached the ocean, the county said.
Police collect 350 pounds of old medicines
About 350 pounds in unused and expired prescription medication and other drugs was collected by Kauai police during Drug Take Back Day on Saturday.
The program is part of a national initiative to provide a safe and convenient way of disposing of prescription and other drugs. Drop-offs are accepted anonymously.
“The Kauai Police Department recognized the need to provide this service to our community, and we are grateful to the partnering agencies that stepped in to assist us in hosting our first event,” said Richard Rosa, acting assistant chief of the Investigative Services Bureau. “It is our goal to continue this program regularly.”
For more information on the program, contact Lt. Karen Kapua with the Kauai Police Department at 241-1701 or Theresa Koki of Life’s Choices Kauai at 241-4925.
Maui teens hurt after truck flips
A 16-year-old Maui girl suffered critical injuries Monday after she was ejected from the rear seat of a pickup truck that overturned in Makawao.
Maui police said the 18-year-old man driving a Toyota Tundra truck was heading north on Makani Road at 10:54 p.m. Monday when he lost control of the truck around a turn near Pau Hana Road and overturned on the roadway, ejecting two of its rear-seat passengers.
Paramedics took a 16-year-old girl, who was ejected from the rear seat, to the Maui Memorial Medical Center in critical condition. Another 16-year-old girl, also ejected from the rear seat, suffered minor injuries.
The 18-year-old driver and a 17-year-old girl in the rear seat were also taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
An 18-year-old man in the passenger seat was uninjured.
Panaewa project planned
HILO >> The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is proposing a new subdivision that would make 80 agriculture lots in Panaewa available to beneficiaries.
The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported Monday that a draft environmental assessment for the project says Makuu Farm Lots residents forced to leave due to lava could move to the half-acre lots.
The July 9 report did not explain how the absence of a lava threat from the June 27 flow would affect the plan and the ability for Makuu residents to relocate.
The project would divide five 10-acre parcels into 80 lots on Auwae Road east of Prince Kuhio Plaza and Mahiai Street.
