With all the other things on the news these days I'm seeing nothing about the storm that passed through Hawaii over the last week. Living part time on Maui that's really the only island I know about but I imagine it's bad throughout the state. The highest peak on Maui (Haleakala) received 32+ inches of rain in a 24-hour period and most of it washed down through Kihei and turned the city into a lake. We've had storms before but this is by far the worst flooding I've seen in the +/- 10 years I've been there.

If you have travel plans to Hawaii in the near future be sure to check in with your hotel or hosts. Lots of properties are closed for repairs, lots of roads are washed out or closed, and the islands are an overall mess right now. "Paradise" might not be what you expect.