#iao valley flood

As of 7 a.m. today, ʻĪao Valley State Monument was reopened by the DLNR Division of State Parks. All debris on the road that led to its closure has been cleared

Officials with the Department of Land and Natural Resources anticipate the park to reopen by Dec. 16, 2017, or sooner if conditions permit.

The “soft re-opening” is only temporary until additional required permits are finalized for additional work involving slope stabilization .

The state has pushed back the reopening of ʻĪao Valley State monument to early August of 2017 amid ongoing repairs and interim improvements.

Tonight’s edition of Mayor Alan Arakawa’s one-hour TV show will focus on engineering work done at ʻĪao Valley after the severe flood in September 2016.

The state hopes to reopen ʻĪao Valley State Monument to modified public access sometime this summer. A $1.8 million stabilization project begins Feb. 13, 2017.

After two hours of emotional testimony focused on spending transparency and government response to last month’s severe flooding event at ʻĪao and Kahoma Valleys, the Maui County Council voted 7-2 on Tuesday to approve $5 million in reimbursement funds.

Differing views over the scope of work allowed under an emergency permit at the Wailuku River in ‘Īao Valley led to a small demonstration that resulted in a work stoppage at the site of Wailuku Water Company’s diversion on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016.

Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) lauded President Barrack Obama, Governor David Ige and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for helping to secure federal funds for recovery following devastating floods at ʻĪao Valley on Maui last month. President Obama issued a major disaster declaration for Hawaiʻi on Thursday, which triggers the release of federal funds to help communities […]

President Barack Obama today declared a federal disaster for following heavy rains and flooding that resulted in millions in dollars in damage to ʻĪao Valley on Maui.

When a slow moving thunderstorm dropped an enormous amount of rain on Maui Sept. 13-14, the Wailuku River and several of its tributaries escaped their banks and not only significantly widened the river bed, but caused hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of damage in ʻĪao Valley State Monument.

The same inclement weather that brought flooding and landslides to East Maui, wreaked havoc in ʻĪao Valley, resulting in millions in dollars in damage.

Due to growing concerns about future ʻĪao Valley flood events, the County of Maui is holding a community meeting for all affected residents.

Effective Sept. 19, 2016, 2:00 p.m., the Department of Water Supply has cancelled water restrictions for consumers on ʻĪao Valley Road and Main Street who were previously given notice of the water restriction. The request to conserve water remains in effect for Wailuku, Kahului and Lahaina.