The resumption of tradewinds and fewer showers were expected Sunday as tropical depression Jimena moved out of range of the Hawaiian Islands.
The National Weather Service predicted that on Oahu, showers would be confined to windward and mauka areas.
The latest bout of rain brought record daily rainfall to Honolulu Airport with 1.36 inches ending 3 a.m. Saturday. The former record of 1.08 inches at the airport occurred in 1992, after a brush with Hurricane Iniki.
Higher-than-average rainfall contributed to heavy stream flow and the closing of Waikane Bridge on Friday night before midnight — the second time within a week that the bridge has been closed because of flooding.
“People over here are worried,” Waikane resident Ruben Villanueva said.
Villaneuva said he doesn’t know why water is backing up at the mouth of the stream.
In the past, residents have complained about illegal dumping of green waste into the stream and also the buildup of sediment in the stream.
State transportation workers removed debris from the Waikane Bridge area before the flooding over the highway that occurred on Sept. 6, the state said.
Villanueva said the flooding on the bridge Friday night wasn’t as bad.
Some 4.42 inches of rain fell at the Waihee pump Friday night, mauka of Waiahole and Waikane.
On Maui, more than 6 inches of rain closed Ulaino Road and Hana Highway near Kipahulu.
On Kauai, wet conditions broke August rainfall records at Lihue Airport, Kokee, Hanapepe and Anahola, the National Weather Service said.
A flash-flood watch remained in effect until at least 6 a.m. Sunday for Niihau, Kauai and most of Oahu, with possibly heavy rains overnight. The risk of flash flooding is higher when the soil is saturated, the weather service warned.