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  • Saturday WEATHER UPDATES here.
  • Saturday ROAD CLOSURES here.
  • Saturday CANCELLATIONS / FACILITY CLOSURES here

Road Closure Update
Update: 12:41 p.m., 11:19 a.m., 9:44 a.m., 9:29 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023

Due to flash flood warning it is highly recommended to stay off the roads at the following areas:

  • Lahaina Bypass is completely OPEN as of 12:41 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28. Flooding on the bypass earlier in the day resulted in a closure from Hōkiokio to Keawe.
  • South Kīhei Road is now OPEN as of 5:28 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023.
  • Kaonoulu Road is closed from Hālili Lane down to South Kīhei Road.
  • Pi’ilani Highway, Mile Marker 30-32, back side of Kaupō. 
  • Hāna Highway, Mile Marker 23. 
VC: Judson Laird – Taken just before the South Kīhei Road closure went into effect on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023
*Thank you to those who have already sent us images from today’s inclement weather and flooding. If you have images of news that you took and would like to share with us, please email newsdesk@mauinow.com.
VC: Jack Dugan

Lahaina Bypass closed from Hōkiokio to Keawe due to flooding
Posted: 8:17 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023

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The Lahaina Bypass is closed from Hōkiokio to Keawe Street due to flooding. Northbound traffic is being directed down Hōkiokio.

Baldwin Beach Park, Central Maui Landfill, S. Kīhei Road remain closed due to flooding
Update: 7:53 p.m., Friday, Jan. 27, 2023

A portion of South Kīhei Road, Baldwin Beach Park in Pāʻia and the Central Maui Landfill will remain closed overnight, while officials assess damages from flooding caused by heavy rains that occurred Friday, Jan. 27.

  • South Kīhei Road will remain closed from North Kīhei Road to Waipuilani Road, with no immediate estimated time for reopening on Saturday, county officials said. 
  • Piʻilani Highway remains closed overnight between Mileposts 30 and 32 in the Nuʻu area until work crews can assess the area Saturday morning.
  • Baldwin Beach Park and sports fields at County of Maui facilities will remain closed Saturday. The County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation will monitor conditions and reassess the parks before reopening them when conditions are safe.
  • The Central Maui Landfill will remain closed until further notice. It was closed Friday, with barriers set up on Pūlehu Road above the landfill, when heavy rains caused flooding and left debris on access roads, making them impassable.
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The National Weather Service continued a Flash Flood Warning for Maui through Friday evening. A flash flood watch for Maui County remains in effect through 6 p.m. Sunday.

Residents can report structural property damage from the flooding online at www.mauicounty.gov/MEMA.

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