Firefighters in Hilo investigated reports of a foamy white substance on the shoreline and in the water fronting Coconut Island. Firefighters in Hilo investigated reports of a foamy white substance on the shoreline and in the water fronting Coconut Island.
Firefighters in Hilo investigated reports of a foamy white substance on the shoreline and in the water fronting Coconut Island.
Hazmat Company 4 tested the substance and the air, finding no results that indicated any hazardous material, according to the Hawaii Fire Department.
Department of Land and Natural Resources staff later told the Hawaii Fire Department the substance was algae bloom.
