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How safe is the water in Hawaii you swim in?

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                                Kawaikui Beach Park was one of the Oahu beaches that tested high for fecal indicator bacteria last year.
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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM

Kawaikui Beach Park was one of the Oahu beaches that tested high for fecal indicator bacteria last year.

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                                People enjoyed the water Wednesday at Kawaikui Beach Park in Aina Haina.
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People enjoyed the water Wednesday at Kawaikui Beach Park in Aina Haina.

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                                A culvert directs storm runoff into Kawaikui Beach Park in Aina Haina, contributing to pollution concerns. Elevated bacterial levels were found on three of the six occasions ocean water samples were taken at the beach last year.
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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM

A culvert directs storm runoff into Kawaikui Beach Park in Aina Haina, contributing to pollution concerns. Elevated bacterial levels were found on three of the six occasions ocean water samples were taken at the beach last year.

CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Kawaikui Beach Park was one of the Oahu beaches that tested high for fecal indicator bacteria last year.
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                People enjoyed the water Wednesday at Kawaikui Beach Park in Aina Haina.
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                A culvert directs storm runoff into Kawaikui Beach Park in Aina Haina, contributing to pollution concerns. Elevated bacterial levels were found on three of the six occasions ocean water samples were taken at the beach last year.