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More than a month after a series of destructive wildfires that decimated much of the historic town of Lahaina and a number of homes in the Upcountry community of Kula, many residents are still being advised not to drink or bathe with water from systems that officials say were damaged and contaminated during the fires.

The Maui News An area under the unsafe water advisory for Upper Kula has been removed, the County Department of Water Supply announced Tuesday night. Water s

Officials warn that many dangers remain once a fire has burned through an area, and that safety barriers should be heeded.

The water from this plant is not covered by the county’s current “do not drink” advisory resulting from the Maui wildfires.

The presence of toluene was detected after the Upper Kula Wildfire in August of 2023. This strongly suggests its presence was an artifact of the wildfire impacting the surface water source for the Upper Kula Treatment Plant, according to the DOH. Further monitoring is planned by MDWS at the Upper Kula Treatment Plant.

The town of Paradise, Calif. — the previous site of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century before the devastating Lahaina fire — has a message for the people of Lahaina and the rest of Maui: “The world is grieving with you.”

The Maui News A trace amount of toluene has been detected for the first time in water samples collected at the Maui County Department of Water Supply’s Uppe

The Unsafe Water Advisory remains in effect in Upper Kula pending the results of a third round of testing that is now underway.

With hundreds still missing and Lahaina in ruins, government and media officials are working to coverup of the scale of the disaster.

Unsafe Water Advisories remain in effect for parts of Lahaina and Upper Kula. Check the advisory map to see if you are located in the affected area. Addresses are searchable on the top left.