The Waipio Valley in Hawaii is known to many vacationers as it is one of the highlights on the Big Island. It not only offers a great vantage point, but also numerous spectacular hiking trails. Recently there has even been another, admittedly bizarre, attraction: a river that is alcoholic. TRAVELBOOK knows the absurd story.
A river that contains almost as much alcohol as a mixed beer? Vacationers who hiked through the Waipio Valley on Hawaii’s largest island, the Big Island, recently saw – and smelled – that river. Because not only did the river have an alcohol content of 1.2 per mille. He also smelled strongly of beer. The reason for this was that, in addition to alcohol, an increased amount of sugar was found in the stream.
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“When we came here the other day, you’d have thought it was a pub,” environmental activist Carrol Cox told local television station Hawaii News Now. She informed the local health ministry about the river. That, in turn, went to look for the cause of the strange phenomenon together with the Ministry of Transport. And found what I was looking for.
Brewery is the cause of the “alcoholic” flow
Pollution from alcohol-containing sewage was the cause of the “alcoholic” river in the Waipio Valley. The wastewater apparently came from the “Paradise Beverages” brewery, which has a warehouse in the area. The brewery is the largest alcohol producer in the US state.
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Now one could think that the case has been solved and the river could be “drained” again. But there is a problem: the brewery does not know exactly where the leak is. A spokesman said they were in contact with the authorities and they were looking. An end is therefore currently not in sight. It is also currently unclear whether “Paradise Beverages” will face legal consequences due to environmental pollution.
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