HONOLULU (AP) – Officials are warning people to stay out of the water near Keehi Lagoon Park after thousands of gallons of sewage spilled into the water.
U.S. Army officials say about 15,000 gallons of wastewater went into the water from a main under the Sand Island bridge, adjacent to the Marine Education & Training Center.
Officials say the discharge, reported at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, was stopped by crews with the Army’s Directorate of Public Works a little after 12:30 p.m.
The state Department of Health has posted signs warning people to stay out of the water near the Marine Education and Training Center, the University of Hawaii Marine Center, Snug Harbor, Kapalama Basin, Mokauea Island, and the Kalihi Channel of Keehi Lagoon.
The cause of the spill is under investigation.
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