Ahukini Road Water Shutdown Feb. 19, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Airport Unaffected

The Kaua‘i Department of Water (DOW) and contractor Cushnie Construction Company Inc. will perform water system upgrade work on Ahukini Road near the main entrance to the Līhuʻe Airport on Feb. 19, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting, the department announced in a Feb. 13 press release and local reporting. KauaiNow reported, "This water service shutdown is not expected to impact customers in the area, including the Līhuʻe Airport."

KauaiNow and the DOW materials identify the work as tied to the Ahukini Makai subdivision. KauaiNow published the line, "The purpose of the water service shutdown is for the Ahukini Makai subdivision project." The announcement frames the shutdown as part of water system upgrade work; the agency list entry on the DOW press page carries the title "Water system upgrade work on Ahukini Road for Feb. 19" dated February 13, 2026.

For questions about the project, the release and local reporting list two direct contacts: Scott Cushnie of Cushnie Construction Company at 808-332-9000 and Scott Suga of the Department of Water at 808-245-5411. The DOW public relations email listed in the notices is publicrelations@kauaiwater.org. The Kaua‘i Department of Water item appeared on the agency press release page and was summarized by KauaiNow on Feb. 13, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. HST.

This daytime shutdown is scheduled separately from other DOW activity in the Līhuʻe area during February 2026. A GovDelivery notice for the Kūhiō Highway (Hardy-Oxford) Waterline Project, a separate DOW campaign with contractor Alpha Inc., lists night work on Kūhiō Highway from Kali Road to Ahukini Road on weekdays from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through February 2026. That GovDelivery release includes an explicit nightly schedule, Sunday 9 p.m. to Monday 5 a.m., Monday 9 p.m. to Tuesday 5 a.m., Tuesday 9 p.m. to Wednesday 5 a.m., Wednesday 9 p.m. to Thursday 5 a.m., and Thursday 9 p.m. to Friday 5 a.m., and carries a correction noting conflicting language in the original post about lane closures, clarifying that the night work will have alternating one-lane closures in both directions of Kūhiō Highway.

The DOW press release and KauaiNow report do not specify whether individual customers will experience a complete loss of water service at specific addresses during the Feb. 19 window, nor do they provide technical details of the upgrade work or list planned traffic controls for Ahukini Road during the daytime operation. Reported contacts remain Scott Cushnie at 808-332-9000, Scott Suga at 808-245-5411, and publicrelations@kauaiwater.org for anyone seeking those clarifications.