#rock slide
Maui severe weather road, air, harbor, facility impacts
As of midday today, all Maui County playing fields and stadiums, including the Waiehu Golf Course, are closed due to storm-related impacts, including high winds and flooding. Office of Recovery-West Maui at Lahaina Gateway was closed as of noon today. County of Maui Recycling Centers in Makawao, Kīhei, and Haʻikū are closed until further notice due to weather. All County of Maui offices were closed as of noon today, and officials are assessing whether to reopen Friday.
Lawmaker concerned about falling boulders amid rainy weather
“We’ve been in this position before with boulders falling from a hillside in Kalihi Valley several times during a 10-year period,” said State Representative John Mizuno (D-29 Kalihi Valley, Kamehameha Heights, portion of Lower Kalihi) in a news release. “Unfortunately, much of the rockslides or boulders coming down are both related to the rainy weather and the location, usually along a hillside which naturally has a gravitational pull once the surrounding soil turns to mud.”
