Photos: Stationary showers fall over Maui County brining heavy rains to windward and southeast Maui

WEATHER UPDATE: National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for Maui from 8:55 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. today, Oct. 29, 2026, with reports of heavy rainfall of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurring over windward and southeast Maui and nearly stationary showers along easter Haleakalā. A new Flood Watch is in effect for Maui and Hawaiʻi counties from 3:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. today. Flood Advisories were also issued for East and West Maui during the early-morning hours and were in effect until 8 a.m.

WEATHER UPDATE: National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Flash Flood Warning for Maui from 8:55 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. today, Oct. 29, 2026, with reports of heavy rainfall of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurring over windward and southeast Maui and nearly stationary showers along easter Haleakalā. A new Flood Watch is in effect for Maui and Hawaiʻi counties from 3:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. today. Flood Advisories were also issued for East and West Maui during the early-morning hours and were in effect until 8 a.m. 

EVACUATION POINT: County of Maui emergency officials on Wednesday night opened a Temporary Evacuation Point at Helene Hall, 174 Keawa Place, Hāna, due to increased rainfall and flooding. It will remain open until the threat of flash flooding has passed. The site provides a safe gathering area but does not have the supplies of a regular shelter; residents need to bring essentials. Pets are allowed only if they are in crates or cages.
 
ROAD CLOSURES AND CONDITIONS: Maui Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) officials discouraged nonessential travel into East Maui due to weather impacts. For updated road closures, visit www.mauicounty.gov/genasys and search areas. Closures as of 11 a.m. today are:

• Keanini Drive and Uakea Road in Hāna town 
• Pi’ilani Highway in East Maui between Mile Markers 50 and 51 
• Hāna Highway Mile Marker 37 to 39; 15; and 16

SCHOOL: State Department of Education closed Hāna High and Elementary School today due to heavy rain and road closures.

PARK CLOSURES: County Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) weather-related closures include the following parks and facilities. For the most current information, visit the DPR webpage at www.mauicounty.gov/parks and scroll down to “Park Closures and Updates.”

• Waiehu Municipal Golf Course (including shop and restaurant)
• Ichiro “Iron” Maehara Baseball Stadium
• War Memorial Complex fields 1 through 5
• Wells Park fields 
• Keōpūolani Park fields 1 through 8 
• Pāpōhaku Park
• Kahului School fields 1 through 3
• Maui High School varsity field
• Wailuku Elementary School field
• Central Maui Regional Sports Complex fields
• Wailuku Gym 
• War Memorial Complex tennis courts
• Eddie Tam Memorial Park fields 1, 5, 6 and 7
• Lahaina Recreation Center fields 3 through 6 
• ‘Āinakea Park 
• Nāpili Park fields 
• Kanahā Beach Parkʻs Key Hole Access and Kaʻa Point
• Lānaʻi Field House

BACKGROUND: NWS said that deep, tropical moisture will move over the state in a narrow band, packing the potential for moderate to heavy showers in the middle of the week. A statewide Flood Watch for the heavy rainfall event went into effect statewide on Tuesday morning through late Wednesday night, with the potential for rainfall extending today and Friday. 

INFO: For the latest information, visit NWS in Honolulu at https://www.weather.gov/hfo/, follow the County of Maui and MEMA on Facebook and Instagram, and subscribe to Genasys and MEMA alerts at https://mauicounty.gov/MEMA.