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<br /> <br />Wil Okabe <br /> <br />Managing Director <br /> <br /> <br />Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br /> <br />Barbara J. Kossow <br /> Deputy Managing Director <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br />Office of the Mayor <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720  (808) 961-8211  Fax (808) 961-6553 <br />KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg. C  Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />June 15, 2017 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />Water Quality Safe in Kailua Bay, Public Given All-Clear on Water Activities <br /> <br />The State Department of Health has determined that the water quality in Kailua Bay in <br />Kona is safe for water activities on Thursday, following a sewage spill that occurred <br />early this week. <br /> <br />The discharge of untreated wastewater took place on Monday at the shoreline near Ali‘i <br />Drive in Kailua-Kona, and sections of corroded sewer pipe have been replaced, <br />stopping further releases of sewage into the Bay, the Department of Environmental <br />Management (DEM) said. Water quality tests have shown it is now safe to go back into <br />the water. <br /> <br />“The Department of Health reviewed the most recent sample test results, and found that <br />all sample points were well below State standards for contamination,” said DEM <br />Director William Kucharski. <br /> <br />All warning signs barring swimming and fishing in the affected area have been removed, <br />and the beaches have reopened, he said. <br /> <br />“Mayor Kim wants to thank all our visitors and residents for their patience and <br />understanding during this very trying period,” Kucharski said. <br /> <br />For further information, please call William Kucharski at 961-8177. <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />