It's really a matter of degree, you know, the level of severity, the intensity of this storm system. But I gather that this is unusual.ĭORMAN: It's true. And there is a rainy season - right? - during the winter for Hawaii. And also, a flood watch remains in effect today for the island of Oahu and also for Kauai.ĬORNISH: You know, in the introduction, I mentioned it being winter. Many across the islands are familiar with that experience. When the ground becomes saturated with all that rain, it leaves it vulnerable so that any small further amount of rain will have an outsized impact.
But is the weather cooperating? I mean, what are people focused on now?ĭORMAN: Well for some it is a matter of cleanup, but there's also a lingering threat of flooding.
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David Ige declared a statewide emergency to free up any further needed funding.ĬORNISH: That power is being restored. Their communities were the first to be hit. The mayors of Hawaii County and Maui declared states of emergencies. And the mayor of each county has been taking specific steps as needed in different situations. Crews are also working to restore electricity, of course. But in more rural areas, and for parts of other islands, that's likely to be a longer process.ĬORNISH: What are state officials saying?ĭORMAN: Well, it's been a combination of efforts on repair, restoration, clearing roads - in some cases dealing with mudslides, downed trees. Crews have been working to restore power, and that's looking better in many parts of Honolulu today. Thousands of people from Hawaii Island to Maui and Oahu have felt power outages in the last few days as the storm system has moved slowly across the islands. Power was out at the state capitol building as well. And with flash flooding in many locations, power outages, as you mentioned, felt across parts of the island including downtown Honolulu, where traffic lights were out on the main streets. The rain was pounding, intense, falling at more than two inches an hour in some places. Conditions in Honolulu actually are definitely improved from overnight when there was a pretty relentless deluge across the island of Oahu. Hawaii Public Radio's Bill Dorman joins us from Honolulu.Īnd first, Bill, what are the conditions like where you are at this point?īILL DORMAN, BYLINE: Aloha, Audie. Flooding is a concern across the state, and the power is out in some parts of Honolulu and other large cities. Meteorologists say that number could nearly double by tonight.
Since the weekend, more than 14 inches of rain have fallen in some areas. A major winter storm is drenching Hawaii.
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