#flooding

The deadline to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance for the March 10–24, 2026 Kona Low flooding has passed. However, FEMA and its partners want impacted residents in the City and County of Honolulu, and Hawaiʻi and Maui counties to know that support continues and, in some circumstances, late applications may still be considered.

The state water commission says the work done by residents to move rocks with excavators and redirect the Wailuku River was in line with emergency rules.

Maui County logged its second wettest season in 30 years during the 2025–2026 wet season. Rainfall totals ran 100 to 250% of average across most of the county and catastrophic flooding hit multiple areas statewide, according to a summary released this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Residents and business owners are invited to attend an informational community meeting on the Kona Low storm recovery efforts on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Malcolm Center, Council Member Tom Cook announced.

Maui County is considering returning some of the soil runoff from last month’s flooding back to landowners who lost large swaths of property so they can rebuild.

An extratropical cyclone, which is different than a kona low, is drawing deep tropical moisture north into the islands which will continue to support periods of heavy rainfall and strong southerly winds. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms also are possible, particularly from Thursday through Friday.

Increased moisture will bring periods of heavy rain and a risk of flash flooding to the entire state by the end of this week and possibly into the weekend, with the most likely period of significant impacts during a period from Wednesday night, April 8, through early Friday, April 10.

The National Weather Service is forecasting heavy rain and flooding, expected to impact the state late Tuesday into the weekend.

Lahaina residents returned the favor after the Moloka’i community was among the first to respond with boatloads of emergency supplies after the fires.

Residents say more a new flood control project and better stormwater management is sorely needed.

Maui Emergency Management Agency, County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation and the American Red Cross recently moved the Molokaʻi shelter across the street to Mitchell Pau’ole Community Center, 90 Ainoa St., Kaunakakai, Molokaʻi. Also, a Temporary Evacuation Point was opened at Kilohana Recreation Center, 334 E. Kamehameha V Highway.

The combination of a changing climate and development have made South Maui more susceptible to flooding over the years.

Multiple roads in Kahului and Lahaina are closed due to excessive flooding. Here is a running list of traffic advisories for Maui County.

As of this week, the Department has received nearly 300 work orders related to storm damage, with the majority reported on Oʻahu. The most common issues involve roof leaks and water intrusion into classrooms, accounting for about half of all reports, followed by downed trees, debris and localized flooding.

Many County of Maui departments have been actively working on cleanup since Sunday in several hard-hit areas of the kona storm, which brought widespread flooding, high wind and severe rain to many parts of the four-island County.

The prolonged kona storm continues to impact Maui County with downed trees, flooding, erosion and downed power lines. Here’s a look at some of the photos and videos sent in from around the island.

A large, prolonged kona storm continues to bring periods of heavy rain and flash flooding to Maui County and the rest of the state. Here is the latest County of Maui recap.

A group of citizen scientists and water quality experts are working to find out what’s causing recent changes offshore.

Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency (HIEMA) is urging Hawaiʻi residents to prepare for severe weather that is expected to impact all Hawaiian Islands from Saturday through Monday, Feb. 7-9, with the most dangerous weather expected on Sunday evening into Monday.

Gov. Josh Green today issued an Emergency Proclamation to alert residents to prepare for severe weather this weekend and to make state resources available in the event of resulting damage. The National Weather Service forecasts predict as much as 10 inches of rainfall this weekend, with rain starting as early as Saturday, while it is most likely to impact the state Sunday into Monday. The heavy rains bring the potential of flash flooding, particularly in windward areas of the islands.