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A stream in Waipio smelled like beer. An investigation into a strange spill ensued.

By Rick Daysog

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A stream in Waipio has been contaminated by runoff containing high amounts of drinking alcohol, Hawaii News Now has learned.

The state Health Department is now investigating the spill from a storm pipe next the the H-2 Freeway.

The state Department of Transportation, which owns the pipe, told the DOH that the spill came from Paradise Beverages, which owns a warehouse across the freeway from the spill site.

“The other day we came here you would think it was a beer pub that hadn’t opened its doors for three or four days,” said environmental activist Carroll Cox, who alerted the DOH about the spill last week…

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