Originally Posted by
FlyinHawaiian
Bad flooding today on O’ahu, especially the North Shore towns of Waialua and Haleiwa and surrounding areas. All areas in the state that are near/adjacent to a stream or river are at increased risk with the saturated ground and more rain forecast for this weekend.
Greatest concern this weekend for O’ahu is the dam at Lake Wilson in Wahiawa which is currently deemed to be at risk of imminent failure.
It is horrible today on O'ahu. Both ways in and out of the North Shore are closed. Kaimuki just had a flash flood with many homes flooded and people stranded on roads. We drove in as close as we could get to pick up a friend on 16th Ave. Kailua is just as bad. So many are in dire straits. The potential dam failure is terrifying.
We have now found out our power issue is irreparable and has to be completely redone. We will not have power for 4-6 weeks and an obscene amount of money. But we were lucky that is all the damage we have had. So many have lost so much and the rain and wind are relentless. We are trying to help as many people as we can. Bringing food, water and ice to everyone we can reach. They even shut down the food distribution center today so people will be without the food donations they depend on.