Archinect - News2024-05-08T19:42:02-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/135110661/waikiki-beach-closed-after-heavy-rains-cause-sewage-spills
Waikiki Beach closed after heavy rains cause sewage spills Nicholas Korody2015-08-25T14:31:00-04:00>2015-08-25T14:31:23-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/eu/euih3rjcscz0pdy9.JPG?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Waikiki Beach closed on Monday after heavy rains caused by a tropical storm set off the spills.
Tropical Storm Kilo caused 500,00 gallons of wastewater to come gushing out of manholes, making the waterfront unsafe for beachgoers.
"Now's not the time to go swimming," said Lori Kahikina, Honolulu's director of environmental services.
The beachfront sees about 4.5m tourists annually.
It will be a few days before the ocean is safe for people to swim in again, Ms Kahikina said...</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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