Star-Advertiser coverage of Hawaii’s flooding during April of 2018.
Question: I am seeing quite a few appeals for donations to repair flooded homes and cars. I am not unsympathetic and want to help my neighbors, but I do have to wonder, don’t they have insurance? Read more
Once again, Kauai has survived another battering from the weather, which thankfully roared through without serious injury or loss of life, but was brutal nonetheless. Read more
Bank of Hawaii and First Hawaiian Bank are offering financial assistance programs to help those affected by the recent heavy rain and flooding in East Honolulu and on Kauai. Read more
Here’s how you can assist flood victims on Oahu and Kauai: Read more
Bank of Hawaii and First Hawaiian Bank are offering financial assistance programs to help those affected by the recent heavy rain and flooding in East Honolulu and on Kauai. Read more
The weather system that dumped so much rain over the weekend is expected to head back to Kauai Wednesday evening and bring more rain as residents are still struggling to clean up. Read more
More than 125 people had been evacuated Tuesday from the Hā‘ena and Wainiha area by the Army, National Guard and Kauai County. Read more
The Kauai Emergency Management Agency said relief efforts continue today to help residents and visitors stranded in the isolated communities of Haena and Wainiha following a severe weekend storm that caused widespread flooding. Read more
A U.S. Army Chinook, a Hawaii Air National Guard Black Hawk and two Kauai County Fire Department helicopters took turns Monday ferrying more than 200 stranded campers, hikers, tourists and residents out of the tiny, storm-isolated community of Haena on the Garden Isle’s north shore. Read more
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It’s too easy to write off the very cut-and-dried infrastructure problems of a place with the laid-back moniker, “The Garden Island.” Read more
The torrent of rain that passed over Oahu and Kauai in recent days took a heavy toll on some farms, wiping out lettuces, taro, bees and more. Read more
Marines mopped up at a high school, volunteers scrubbed a church and homeowners pulled busted appliances to the street Monday as an East Oahu neighborhood continued to recover from Friday’s flash flood. Read more
Due to the heavy rains and flooding on Kauai, Hawaiian Airlines is waiving a change fee for a one-time reservation change for flights originally scheduled between Saturday and Wednesday. Read more
Kauai’s Department of Water has issued a “do not drink” advisory and conservation notice for residents in Wainiha and Haena. Read more
Rescue efforts are expected to continue Tuesday for stranded residents and visitors in Wainiha and Haena on Kauai’s North Shore. Read more
The Coast Guard rescued two hikers on Kauai’s North Shore who were trapped in the area due to heavy downpours that pummeled the island over the weekend. Read more
State, military and Kauai County crews prepared this morning to assess the damage from this weekend’s storm — and begin the search for possible victims. Read more
The state Health Department issued brown water advisories for the island of Kauai and the eastern and southern shores of Oahu on Saturday, which remain in effect this morning. Read more
The Aina Haina Public Library will be closed this week due to cleanup efforts following thunderstorms that inundated Oahu and Kauai on Friday and Saturday. Read more
Gov. David Ige, his Chief of Staff Mike McMcartney and Ige’s security detail landed on Kauai around 7:40 a.m. today and immediately went to the Kauai County operations center for an update on the storm damage on the Garden Island. Read more
