A section of Eiwa Street adjacent to the Hardy Street intersection in Lihue will be closed today for repaving to convert the road into a transit mall.

Work hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

While the work is underway, The Kauai Bus will be rerouted through the Lihue Civic Center parking lot. The pickup/drop-off point on Eiwa Street will be at the parking lot side of the current location.

In addition, no parking will be allowed in the row of stalls closest to the Eiwa and Hardy streets intersection in the Lihue Civic Center parking lot.

The mall is being constructed to make it safer and more convenient for transit riders, pedestrians and bicyclists while still allowing one-way travel for motor vehicles, Kauai County officials said in a news release.

For more information, call the Department of Public Works at 241-4880.

Sewage spills into the ocean on Big Island

The state Department of Health Clean Water Branch is advising the public of a 150-gallon sewage spill in Paukaa, Hawaii island, north of Honolii near Kahoa Place.

Hawaii County reported that 150 gallons of raw, untreated sewage entered the ocean through a storm drain due to equipment failure.

Warning signs have been posted, and the public should stay out of the area until the signs have been removed, state health officials said.