Water service to be shut off on Kuamoo Road Wednesday for repairs

Households and small businesses on the upper stretch of Kuamo‘o Road from Paako Street to Reservoir Dam Road will lose water from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday while the County of Kaua‘i Department of Water carries out repair work. The shutoff covers the Kapa‘a and Wailua Homesteads area, including branching roads.

The county’s July 16 notice tells residents to prepare for a workday without running water. Residents should store enough water for essential use, including cooking, cleaning and restroom needs, and delay laundry or other water-heavy tasks before crews begin. Businesses that depend on steady pressure to serve customers should adjust staffing and service plans for the morning and afternoon hours.

The road sits inside a local access network that includes Kuamo‘o Road, Kuhio Highway, Maalo Road, Nawiliwili Road and the Temporary Kapa‘a Bypass Road. The county has already used the same corridor for earlier water system work. A July 7 notice announced a test shutdown on Kuamo‘o Road for July 9, and a July 8 update and reminder followed. Board of Water Supply agenda packets show the Department of Water has been replacing island-wide transponder units and reference a Kuamo‘o Road 8-inch main replacement among water infrastructure projects.

Residents along the affected stretch should fill containers before Wednesday morning and set aside enough water to get through the workday. Families with children or older adults should prepare even more carefully. The county has set the shutoff window to end at 5 p.m., but crews can extend the outage if repairs require more time.