The Hawaii Department of Health says a trace amount of toluene has for the first time been detected in water samples collected at the Upper Kula Treatment Plant on Maui. The water from this plant is ...

Purdue University graduate student Paula Coelho collects a drinking water sample from a Kula resident’s home so it can be screened for contamination. — Andrew Whelton/Purdue University photo When ...

Upper Kula customers may notice less of a chlorine odor or taste in their water after the county Department of Water Supply switches its disinfectant for the system back to chloramines starting March ...