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Hurricane Iniki remembered 30 years after devastation

By Cindy Ellen Russell

Sept. 10, 2022

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Former Kauai Mayor JoAnn Yukimura poses at the mouth of Nawiliwili Harbor on Thursday. Yukimura was in office when the category 4 storm Hurricane Iniki made a direct hit to Kauai on Sept. 11, 1992.
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Former Kauai mayor JoAnn Yukimura holds a lucite block encasing a miniature copy of the Sunday joint edition of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Advertiser newspaper’s coverage of Hurricane Iniki. The headline was a quote she made after touring the islandwide destruction from a helicopter.
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Kapaa was damaged by the hurricane in September 1992.
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Kapaa at Kuhio Highway and Kauwila Street. The Shido Building, which is now painted red and marked circa 1923, still stands and is visible in the background.
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George Kojima talks about Kojima Store in Kapaa being left in shambles after the passing of Hurricane Iniki in September 1992.
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The Kojima Store complex as seen on Thursday. The store closed in June 2014.
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Road construction is underway at Kuhio Highway. Pictured is traffic approaching the stretch where the Coco Palms Resort is located.
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Wailua Beach fronts Kuhio Highway and the Coco Palms Resort.
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Nawiliwili Harbor with the Norwegian Cruise Line “Pride of America” at port.
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The Coco Palms Resort is seen from Kuhio Highway on Thursday. The once iconic resort, made famous by movies such as “Blue Hawaii” starring Elvis Presley, has been a contentious eyesore since Hurricane Iniki destroyed it 30 years ago on Sept. 11, 1992.
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Nawiliwili Harbor with the Norwegian Cruise Line “Pride of America” at port.
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Sand bags are placed before a walkway on Wailua Beach with the decaying Coco Palms Resort in the background on Thursday.
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Fruit and treats for sale at Sukhothai Café along Kuhio Highway in Kapaa.
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Nawiliwili Harbor is seen on Thursday.

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