About 6,200 gallons of raw sewage spilled into Honolulu Harbor on Wednesday after a clogged pipe caused waste water to seep out of a manhole near Pier 38, a Department of Environmental Services spokesman said.
The spill was caused by sand, rocks and other debris in a sewer pipe and occurred at about 11:30 a.m. near 1125 N. Nimitz Highway, said Environmental Services spokesman Markus Owens. Crews arrived by 12:12 p.m. and stopped the spill about a half-hour later, but about 7,200 gallons of raw sewage already seeped out of the manhole. Environmental Services workers recovered about 1,000 gallons with a Vactor truck, and the rest entered a storm drain that discharges into the harbor.
Crews posted warning signs and cleaned, disinfected and deodorized the affected area, Owens said.
The state Department of Health was notified.
Kauai
Kilauea man, 36, is charged with illegal drug possession
A 36-year-old Kilauea man has been charged with illegal drug possession on Kauai.
Sebastian Sparrowhawk was charged with promoting a dangerous drug in the third degree, promoting a detrimental drug in the second degree, two counts of ownership or possession of a prohibited weapon, and drug paraphernalia.
He made his initial court appearance Wednesday at 5th Circuit Court. Sparrowhawk remains in custody in lieu of $30,000 bail.
On Friday, police executed a search warrant at Sparrowhawk’s home, where they recovered about 0.7 grams of methamphetamine, more than 1,000 grams of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, about $1,630 in cash and a loaded .22-caliber rifle.
Hawaii island
Fatal crashes and DUI arrests increase as year winds down
Hawaii County police announced Wednesday it had an 11.1 percent increase in fatal crashes to date.
So far this year, 30 fatal crashes resulted in 32 deaths. That compares with 27 fatal crashes the same time last year. But with five multiple fatalities, there were also 32 deaths last year.
Hawaii County police arrested 20 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant this past holiday week from Dec. 18 to Sunday, with four drivers involved in accidents.
Arrests for drunken driving went up 4.3 percent, with 1,135 DUI arrests compared with 1,088 the same period last year.
Major accidents went down 6 percent to 1,336, compared with 1,416 last year.
Police will continue with DUI roadblocks and patrols.
