#storm impacts

Farmers were still recovering from major damage and crop losses in the Kona low storms in March when Hurricane Lala swept by in August.

Seabury Hall will be closed on Monday, August 17, as crews clean up fallen trees and address other impacts to campus caused by Hurricane Lala.

The County of Hawaiʻi, in coordination with the Hawaiʻi National Guard and US Coast Guard, is conducting search-and-rescue operations in Nāʻālehu and Waiʻōhinu on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi due to severe flash flooding.

Here is an ongoing list of event cancellations or postponed activities impacting Maui County as a result of winds, rain and flooding associated with Tropical Cyclone Lala. Check back for updates, which will be posted as they become available.

Here is an ongoing list of road closures impacting Maui County as a result of winds, rain and flooding associated with Lala. Check back for updates, which will be posted as they become available.

Beginning 5:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday, all HIDOE campuses and offices on Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi will close. 

Following significant progress in storm repair work while South Kīhei Road was closed between Ohukai Road and Kūlanihākoʻi Street since last week, the County Department of Public Works (DPW) Highways Division is planning to open both lanes of South Kīhei Road during nonworking hours.

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.

All Maui County pools, sports playing fields, tennis and basketball courts and stadiums, including the Waiehu Golf Course, remain closed due to storm-related impacts, according to the Department of Parks and Recreation.

Hawaiian Electric crews continue work to restore power to the remaining customers impacted by Tropical Storm Hone. As of 10:30 a.m., 1,902 remained without power on the Big Island, 92 were without power in Upcountry Maui, and 62 customers were without power on Oʻahu.

In anticipation of Tropical Storm Calvin, Governor Green signed an Emergency Proclamation today to make resources available to address potential storm impacts. State offices in the County of Hawaiʻi will be closed on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 due to expected severe weather conditions.

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.

Because of the forecast of widespread heavy rain and the possibility of power outages that would disrupt water pumping and distribution, the County of Maui Department of Water Supply on Thursday issued a countywide request for customers to conserve water and reduce consumption through Sunday, Feb. 19.  Conservation measures include refraining from washing cars, washing […]

The County of Maui announced that as of 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, the Central Maui Landfill is open for service to the public. The Olowalu Convenience Center is also open for its normal hours today from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Residents in Kula and Kīhei may place green waste and natural earthen material near curbs or along roadsides for pick-up, transport and dumping in the Central Maui Landfill, from Monday, Dec.13, to Thursday, Dec. 23. The service is free of charge.

Below are storm photos from what the National Weather Service reported as Maui County’s “heaviest rainfall.” The rainfall was expected to cause “catastrophic flooding and affect areas that do not usually flood.”

Maui Traffic Updates: This is an ongoing list of traffic advisories resulting from flooding, debris on road, downed trees and other storm related impacts to area roadways.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu reported that Maui County could still receive 3 to 5 inches of rain with potential for localized flooding beginning late Sunday night and early Monday morning