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Watch: Drone highlights Maui flooding after powerful storm rakes Hawaiian islands
Drone video from the county of Maui shows extensive flooding in the aftermath of a powerful storm that struck the island chain on Thursday.
MAUI, Hawaii — A powerful storm in Hawaii this week that left flights grounded, trees felled and vacation beach plans ruined also left a trail of flooding in its wake.
Drone video from the county of Maui released Friday shows some of the flooding aftermath on the south part of the island after as much as 6-10 inches of rain fell Thursday.
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“South Kīhei Road’s history as a natural wetland once allowed it to receive rainwater and manage seasonal runoff from Haleakalā,” the county of Maui said. “Urban development, however, encroached into these wetlands, reducing the land’s natural flood control and making flooding experienced by development more common. Despite these changes, the area retains its natural flood-prone state during heavy rains.”
The island reported multiple water main breaks, affecting drinking supply in some neighborhoods. 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.
Aside from the heavy rains, powerful winds gusting over 60 mph in the lowlands left over 50,000 people without power and multiple trees down.
That included this unlucky driver in Honolulu who came to find a large tree had smashed into his rear windshield.
Powerful winds knocked a tree over onto the back of an unlucky car in Honolulu during a blistering wind and rain storm Thursday.
At least one rock slide was also reported on Maui, with a giant boulder blocking a travel lane of the Kahekili Highway.
Strong winds were seen partially blowing the shingles off a roof in Kaneohe, along the windward coast of Oahu.
Footage from Graham Bell shows the storm
Hawaii issued a ground stop for all interisland flights on Thursday for a few hours as the storms raged, with four flights being diverted to Lihue, according to the Hawaii Department of Transportation.
Boaters fared no better as the National Weather Service in Honolulu issued multiple marine warnings throughout the storm advising of strong winds, lightning and even potential waterspouts.
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The Hula Girl, a 65-foot commercial catamaran, sits aground on the north side of Honolua Bay in Maui Jan. 31, 2024. Coast Guard Marine Safety Team Maui and Coast Guard Sector Honolulu personnel are working alongside Department of Land and Natural Resources personnel to mitigate any environmental hazards.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Department of Land and Natural Resources) -
The Hula Girl, a 65-foot commercial catamaran, sits aground on the north side of Honolua Bay in Maui Jan. 31, 2024. Coast Guard Marine Safety Team Maui personnel assessed the scene and reported no signs of pollution.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Department of Land and Natural Resources) -
The Hula Girl, a 65-foot commercial catamaran, sits aground on the north side of Honolua Bay in Maui Jan. 31, 2024. The four crew members aboard the catamaran safely disembarked the vessel after it ran aground during inclement weather.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Department of Land and Natural Resources)
But even boats docked on shore were not immune from the storm impacts. The U.S. Coast Guard reports a 65-foot commercial catamaran broke free of its mooring on the north side of Honolua Bay in Maui early Friday morning and smashed into rocks, running around.
Maui firefighters were able to help safely get four crewmembers on board to shore. Another 38-foot boat ran aground onto a sand bottom near Maui’s Kihei.
The winds were even higher – reaching well beyond hurricane force – along the mountain peaks. A communications tower atop the summit of Maui’s Haleakala around 10,000 feet recorded a gust of 120 mph.
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Charles Manning was not expecting a hallway filled with screaming students and staff at Pahoa High School last Friday.
“I was in total disbelief and shock and overwhelmed,” said Manning. “I figured, when I opened the door, I’d overlook a courtyard and there’d be a few students and a few teachers.”
It wasn’t just a few. A lot of people came out, some with signs and lei, all to hug the beloved social studies teacher one last time.
“And as it progressed, I can’t tell you how many times I cried, how many students I saw, and even ex-students showed up. It was, it was just overwhelming. I didn’t know what to say,” said Manning.
The 67-year-old is retiring after 44 years at the state Department of Education. He spent 42 of those years in Puna, teaching the proud Daggers and he’s leaving quite a legacy.
“One of my greatest highlights was when I started or helped start the girls wrestling team here at Pahoa High School and in the state of Hawaii,” said Manning.
As wrestling coach in the 1980s, Manning encouraged two girls to be the first in the islands to try the sport.
One of them is the daughter of fellow Pahoa High educator, Iwalani Woo O’Brien.
Sarah Visaya made Hawaii sports history by being the first girl to ever pin a boy on Hawaii Island; an accomplishment that Manning said made front-page news.
“They were powerful coaches who gave my daughter her self worth and self esteem back,” said O’Brien. She recalled Coach Manning and the assistant coach telling the girls, “You can go in there. I know it’s boys, but you can do this.”
Manning’s retirement wasn’t supposed to happen this soon, but a cancer diagnosis shifted his focus on his family. His son was there with him for his last day on campus.
“The school starts to sing the alma mater and that’s where me and my dad both kind of started to cry because we did not expect that,” said Jerricho Manning.
“People would ask me, ‘Well why do you stay at Pahoa?’ and I say because at Pahoa, I can make an impact, and I think I did,” said Charles Manning.
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HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) – A suspect wanted in a murder investigation died in an officer-involved shooting Tuesday night.
Hawaii Island police were searching for Isaiah Kaleo Jiaan Fourshey, 28, of Mountain View, following a shooting that killed a 25-year-old woman in Puna Tuesday morning.
Police said Fourshey was considered to be armed and dangerous.
Around 6 p.m., an officer-involved shooting involving Forshey took place near the Namakanipaio Campground off Highway 11 in Volcano, officers said.
Authorities said that Fourshey was taken to the Hilo Benioff Medical Center where he died at around 8 p.m.
Officials said that neither police personnel, National Park Service rangers, or bystanders were injured.
A portion of Highway 11 was closed at the campground during the incident and has since reopened, police said.
Hawaii police said that it has initiated a critical incident review, and two personnel with the department have been placed on administrative leave.
The investigation is ongoing.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has primary jurisdiction and has taken over the investigation since the incident took place within the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Questions about the investigation should be directed to Honolulu_FBI_PAO@fbi.gov.
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