Kailua main break cuts water to some

About 40 Board of Water Supply customers on Kailua Road between Aumoe and Wanaao roads were without water after a 10-inch water main break at about 5:15 p.m. Thursday.

Police shut down Kailua Road at 5:32 p.m. Thursday between Aumoe Road and South Kainalu Drive.

BWS workers were expected to work overnight to repair the 70-year-old main, which broke at 197 Kailua Road, a BWS spokesman said.

BWS sent awater wagon to the area.

Water intruded into three to six houses and garages, though not substantially, and threatened another dozen homes, said fire Capt. Terry Seelig.

High-surf warning affects 5 islands

A large northwest swell making its way to the islands and promising surf up to 35 feet has prompted weather officials to issue a high-surf warning starting Friday morning.

National Weather Service officials posted the warning effective from 10 a.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Sunday. Areas covered include the north- and west-facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu and Molokai, and the north shore of Maui.

Surf along north-facing shores is expected to hit 12 to 18 feet Saturday morning, growing to a peak of 25 to 35 feet through the afternoon. West-facing shores can look forward to surf of 8 to 12 feet Saturday morning and afternoon, peaking at 15 to 25 feet later in the day, according to forecasters.

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Maui lawmaker injured in fall

Maui County Council Chairwoman Gladys Baisa was admitted to a hospital after slipping and falling on her way to a meeting Wednesday night.

Baisa announced on Facebook that she had a couple of hairline fractures in her pelvic bone.

She said the fractures do not require surgery and should heal on their own.

Baisa said she would be attending a party for her on Wednesday but might be in a wheelchair.

She requested no flowers.

“I have allergies,” she said.

Project leads to false alarm

Waiakea High School in Hilo was briefly locked down Thursday afternoon as police investigated a “suspicious object” that turned out to be a school project.

A custodian found a bottle filled with water and what appeared to be metal around 11:45 a.m., according to school Principal Kelcy Koga.

Police were called, and the school was placed in lockdown until 12:24 p.m. 

Hawaii island police and fire crews removed the device, which was later identified as a chemistry experiment that a student accidentally left behind.