NEWS RELEASES
For Immediate Release
May 26, 2026
Service Lateral Replacements in the Pālolo Area
HONOLULU – Integrated Construction, Inc., the Board of Water Supply’s (BWS) contractor for a project to replace 232 water service laterals for customers in Pālolo is scheduled to begin work on or after June 8, 2026. Service laterals are the pipes that connect the water main under the street to the water meters serving each home.
This project will improve water service reliability for residents in the following areas:
- Pālolo Avenue from Waiʻalae Avenue to Kilihune Place
- Kekona Place
- Kēhau Place
- ʻĀhinahina Place
- two unnamed streets on the ʻEwa side of Pālolo Avenue
- unnamed street on the Diamond Head side of Pālolo Avenue
- Lamaloa Place
- Kānekopa Place
- Wiliama Place
- Pālolo Terrace
- Uʻilani Place
- Hoanoho Place
- Paliʻāhina Place
- Kilihune Place
Road work will occur Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and will involve lane closures at various locations throughout the work area. Area residents and motorists are advised to expect delays during construction hours. Based on the current schedule, this project will be completed in the second quarter of 2027. Questions and comments may be directed to the BWS at 808-748-5041 or by emailing contactus@hbws.org.
About the Board of Water Supply
The Board of Water Supply (BWS), a semi-autonomous agency of the City and County of Honolulu, manages Oʻahu’s municipal water resources and distribution system. As the largest water utility in the State, the BWS serves approximately one million customers on Oʻahu. The BWS embraces its mission of “Water for Life – Ka Wai Ola” – to provide a safe, dependable, and affordable water supply, now and into the future. Uwē ka lani, ola ka honua – “When the heavens weep, the earth lives.” For more information, visit www.boardofwatersupply.com, follow @BWSHonolulu or like the BWS’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/BWSHonolulu.
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Contact:
Kathleen Elliott-Pahinui
Public Information Officer
Honolulu Board of Water Supply
Phone: (808) 748-5319