Water shutoff planned on Milo Street near Keaau Middle School
Water was cut off along Milo Street in Keaau, with Keaau Middle School included, while a tanker stood by near the bypass road dead end.
Residents and businesses along Milo Street in Keaau lost water for several hours as crews moved in to repair a leaking waterline before it turned into a larger service problem. The shutdown affected all service along the street, including Keaau Middle School and the connected side roads and lanes.
The County of Hawaii Department of Water Supply said the outage ran from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Another report described the interruption as taking place Wednesday, June 4, but the county notice set the repair window for Tuesday. The work was aimed at fixing the leak on the line itself, not just patching a short-term pressure issue.
To help residents through the shutdown, a DWS water tanker was stationed on Milo Street at the dead end on the west side of the Keaau-Pāhoa Bypass Road. That gave nearby households, school staff and businesses a place to get water while service was off on the block.
The impact was especially sensitive because Keaau Middle School sits inside the affected area. The school describes itself as the home of the Greenwaves and says it serves a community closely connected to Keaau, making even a brief water outage disruptive for normal routines tied to classrooms, restrooms, food service and campus operations.
The Department of Water Supply says it is a semi-autonomous agency of the County of Hawaii responsible for managing the county waterworks, and it operates 23 water systems across Hawaii Island. That makes a repair like this a reminder of how quickly a single leak can ripple through daily life in a place where schools, homes and businesses depend on one network to keep moving.
For people on Milo Street, the immediate takeaway was simple: expect a real interruption while the line was repaired, use the tanker if needed, and watch closely for any further service issues on the Keaau side of the bypass road. The department’s 24-hour water-emergencies number is (808) 961-8790.
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