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Updated: 03/16/2026
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High Bacteria Count Notification at Kahala Hilton Beach, O‘ahu

First Detected: 03/13/2026
Sign Removed: 03/16/2026
Closed: 03/16/2026
Cause: Heavy rain

The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) is retesting Kahala Hilton Beach, O‘ahu. Levels of 384 per 100 mL were detected during routine beach monitoring. DOH is uncertain about the representativeness of the first sample. This beach has historically met the acceptable beach threshold level, and there is no known source of fecal contamination. Therefore, DOH has collected another sample and is retesting the site. DOH will update the notification based on the results of this retesting. For more information, please see: https://eha-cloud.doh.hawaii.gov/cwb/#!/event/1991/details/view

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