Weeks Of Heavy Rain Overwhelms Honolulu Sewer System

HONOLULU - MARCH 29: A temporary sewage line leads directly into the Ala Wai Canal just behind Waikiki on March 29, 2006 in Honolulu, Hawaii. A sewage-line leak in Waikiki forced the City of Honolulu to divert millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Ala Wai Canal, which empties directly into Oahu's South Shore, turning the usual greenish-blue water into a brown murky color. High levels of bacteria have been detected in several of Waikiki's most famous beaches causing the City's Health Department to post warning signs on the beaches warning swimmers and waders of contamination in the water. (Photo by Marco Garcia/Getty Images)