Hawaii State Department of Health officials announced Thursday that a large quantity of storm water and landfill waste was discharged from the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill into ocean waters between Ko Olina and the Kahe Power Plant.
The discharge occurred due to flooding from Sunday's heavy rains.
Water sampling and an investigation by the DOH began Thursday and is ongoing.
It is unknown at this time how much landfill waste was discharged.
