Update: High bacteria count notification canceled at Keaukaha Beach – 4 Miles on Big Island

Update at 4:45 p.m. Oct. 25: The high bacteria count notification that was issued for Keaukaha Beach – 4 Miles in Hilo has been canceled. The Hawai‘i State Department of Health reports that water sample retesting results show that enterococci levels no longer exceed the threshold level.

Original story: The Hawai‘i State Department of Health is retesting Keaukaha Beach – 4 Miles on the Big Island.

Levels of 288 per 100 mL were detected during routine beach monitoring. The Department of Health 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, the Department of Health has collected another sample and is retesting the site. The Department of Health will update the notification based on the results of this retesting.

For more information, see: http://eha-cloud.doh.hawaii.gov/cwb/#!/viewer?eventId=1716
and https://www.epa.gov/beaches/learn-human-health-beach