The National Weather Service estimates that the storm made landfall at around 9:10 a.m. near Kahakuloa on the windward coast of the West Maui Mountains, 10 miles NW of Kahului, Maui. Forecasters say the system also made a second landfall on the island of Lānaʻi at around 9:54 a.m. 6 miles NNE of Lānaʻi City.
Below is a glimpse at some of the images that have come into our newsroom. *If you have images of news or weather happening in Maui County, send them to us at newsdesk@mauinow.com.
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The most rain, so far has fallen over the East Maui community. At 10:45 a.m., rain gauges showed new 24 hour totals with 6.74 inches at Puu Kukui; 7.79 at West Wailuaiki; 2.88 at Hāna Airport; 2.03 in Wailuku; 1.10 at Kahakuloa; 2.65 in Pukalani; 1.16 at Waikapū Country Club; 1.27 at Māʻalaea Bay; 2.42 at Mahinahina; and 5.01 at Puʻu Aliʻi on Molokaʻi.
ʻĪao Valley, Wailuku, Maui. Maui County Emergency Management Agency
ʻĪao Valley, Wailuku, Maui. Maui County Emergency Management Agency
Floods in Kahana from Olivia. 9.12.18 PC: Bruce Winderson
Floods in Kahana from Olivia. 9.12.18 PC: Bruce Winderson
1:30 p.m. 9/12: Flooding on Kamehameha V Highway at mile marker 10 (near Kawalo Wharf Road). Use caution in the area.
The photo shows HDOT crews removing debris from the inlet on Maunaloa Hwy at Manila Camp River on Molokai. PC: Hawaii Department of Transportation.
Haʻikū Road at 1 p.m. HST 9.12.18. PC: Patrick Medeiros
Haʻikū Road at 1 p.m. HST 9.12.18. PC: Patrick Medeiros
Ehu Road in Makawao at 8 a.m., road was cleared and re-opened at 10 a.m. on 9.12.18. PC: Patrick Medeiros
Ehu Road in Makawao at 8 a.m., road was cleared and re-opened at 10 a.m. on 9.12.18. PC: Patrick Medeiros
Kaupakaula Road – Closed at 1 p.m.; Opened at 2:30 p.m. PC: Patrick Medeiros
Kaupakaula Road – Closed at 1 p.m.; Opened at 2:30 p.m. PC: Patrick Medeiros
Olivia arriving in Kahului 111 Hāna Hwy. 9.12.18 PC: Darcy Rose
North of Kahului at 9:45 a.m. 9.12.18. PC: Melissa Kreutner
Photos are from Hana Hwy as HDOT crews cleared trees and debris from the roadway earlier today. Small debris continues to fall and be removed. Drivers should avoid Hana Hwy through the weather event. PC: Hawaii Department of Transportation.
Photos are from Hana Hwy as HDOT crews cleared trees and debris from the roadway earlier today. Small debris continues to fall and be removed. Drivers should avoid Hana Hwy through the weather event. PC: Hawaii Department of Transportation.
Photos are from Hana Hwy as HDOT crews cleared trees and debris from the roadway earlier today. Small debris continues to fall and be removed. Drivers should avoid Hana Hwy through the weather event. PC: Hawaii Department of Transportation.
Photos are from Hana Hwy as HDOT crews cleared trees and debris from the roadway earlier today. Small debris continues to fall and be removed. Drivers should avoid Hana Hwy through the weather event. PC: Hawaii Department of Transportation.
Olivia from Kāʻanapali. PC: (9.12.18) Maria House
Happy Valley (12:45 a.m. 9.12.18). PC: Jesse Iwamoto
Olivia. Kahului, Maui. PC: (9.12.18, 9 a.m.) by Samantha Spurgeon
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