#hawaii flood

Hawaiian Council is offering up to $5,000 in financial assistance to help individuals and families replace vehicles lost due to the recent floods and storms. This program is designed to restore mobility and support impacted households in returning to work, school, and daily life. Award amounts will be based on demonstrated need and the verified funding gap, up to a maximum of $5,000.

Hawaiʻi is experiencing its worst flooding in over 20 years – and CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort) is mobilizing to support vulnerable communities impacted, particularly across Oʻahu’s North Shore, including Waialua, Haleʻiwa, and Lāʻie.

The NWS says the “peak period of concern” at this time is approximately 6 p.m. Tuesday through 6 a.m. Wednesday with the “greatest potential for higher end rain rates occurring after midnight Tuesday night.” As of 5 p.m., the system was located about 655 miles ESE of Hilo Hawaiʻi; 730 miles ESE of Hāna, Maui; 760 miles ESE of Kahului, Maui; 800 miles ESE of Kaunakakai, Molokaʻi; 790 miles ESE of Lānaʻi City; and 855 miles ESE of Honolulu, Oʻahu.

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources has released a list of resources available to Hawaiʻi residents impacted by recent floods.

“A low west of Kauaʻi will keep the atmosphere moist and unstable, maintaining the potential for locally heavy rainfall,” according to the NWS forecast.

The National Weather Services say the atmosphere remains moist and unstable, and the ground in many windward and upslope areas remains soaked from recent rains. Strong trade winds will deliver abundant moisture, while a low aloft continues to provide instability, potentially fueling locally heavy rainfall.

The newly updated Dam Inventory Management System is now available online with access to dam evacuation zone maps.

Since beginning its efforts in May to aid victims of the recent Kaua‘i floods and the ongoing Hawai‘i Island volcanic activity, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i…

Currently, there are over 60,000 flood insurance policies totaling over $13.4 billion throughout the state at risk of being cancelled without the bill.

At 7:51 a.m., radar showed heavy rain near Hāna, Maui that was falling at a rate of 1-2 inches per hour.

Customers in the Central and South Maui areas should boil water before consumption due to possible contamination from flooding.

A tropical cyclone will likely form later today or tonight as a system 1,300 miles east southeast of Hilo on Hawai‘i Island moves toward the west northwest at 15 to 20 mph.