8,250 gallons of raw wastewater cleaned up off Hilihua Way in Waipahu

WAIPAHU—The Department of Environmental Services responded on Thursday, October 14 to a wastewater spill in Waipahu, where approximately 8,250 gallons of raw wastewater escaped from an 8-inch vitrified clay pipe clogged with grease at 94-307 Hilihua Way.

The wastewater entered a nearby canal that empties into the Middle Loch of Pearl Harbor. The state Department of Health has been notified.

The call was received at 3:15 pm, crews arrived at 4:35 pm, and the spill was secured by 6:00 pm.