HILO A state and federal study to determine whether the Hilo Bay breakwater should be modified likely will begin early next year. The nearly 2-mile-long breakwater was built by the U.S. Army Corps of ...

Hilo Bay’s water quality could be improved in the future following a planned watershed study. Under the working theory that the century-old breakwater was trapping sediments from the Wailuku and ...

On Hawaii Island -- a water quality advisory remains in effect for Hilo Bay beyond the breakwater, as the Department of Health continues to test the area after more than 600-thousand gallons of ...

(AP) — Federal and state environmental officials are looking into what caused a large release of partially treated wastewater in Hilo last week and what can be done to prevent future incidents. The ...

HILO, Hawaii (Island News)-- The 607 thousand gallons of sewage water that accidentally flowed out near Hilo Bay had not been through the final step of chlorination. The Hawaii County Department of ...