HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Honolulu Board of Water Supply is asking Oahu residents to reduce their water usage by 20%.
BWS officials urged Oahu residents to cut their water usage by 10% when the Halawa Shaft was closed due to Red Hill contamination, and that request doubled in 2025.
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“Dig a little deeper and go for that 20%. And we’re not just asking single-family homeowners, the bulk of our customers. We want everybody. That means businesses, condominiums, town homes, hotels, golf courses,” said BWS public information officer Kathleen Pahinui.
Rain from this week can take over two decades to make it to underground aquifers…