KAHULUI – Five tenants of the Lono Building at 95 Lono Ave. are in temporary quarters while their landlord, A&B Properties, cleans up an interior flood.

The five are expected to be able to return around April 4, but in the meantime they have been relocated to nearby buildings and undamaged portions of the building.

“During the night of February 24, our security personnel discovered water coming out of entrance doors of Lono Building,” said David Haverly, vice president of A&B Properties. “The leak was stopped by early morning.”

The building, at the corner of Lono and Kamehameha avenues, was dried out, but within a few days it was determined that water had infiltrated the drywall.

“In order to ensure a thorough and proper cleanup, several of the ground-floor tenants had to be relocated,” and some were unable to open for business for a time, he said.

The temporary homes for the affected businesses are:

Ohana Hearing Care, Kahului Office Building, Suite 295.

GSA-USGS, Lono Building, Suite 202 (upstairs in the flooded building).

Anne Spencer, Kahului Office Building, Suite 230.

Operating Engineers Local 3, Kahului Shopping Center, Suite 3-B.

Dr. Michael Dickens, Kahului Shopping Center, Suite 3-D.

A sixth tenant, the Coast Guard, had less damage, which will be repaired in April. At that time, the Coast Guard will have to move out for a time.

The repair and remediation work includes removing the damaged tenant furnishings, carpet and drywall. An environmental specialist was brought in to ensure that any asbestos or, possibly, mold is removed properly.

Traces of asbestos were found.

“We’re working with tenants and our insurance carriers to address the costs and predict that tenants will not be significantly impacted by costs related to this incident,” Haverly said.