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Cn this's nick watt is in honolulu. what are you experiencing right now? >> reporter: well, honolulu as the mayor has said has dodged the bullet. the storm has moved west out ought ocean away from the major population center. nearly a million people live here. all these hotels, apartment blocks next to the beach. there was a storm surge, a lot of rain, that could cause major problems. we just heard the flash flood warning on maui has been listed. it's the bigger island further south that bore the prunt of this storm. one weather station reported 44.8 inches of rain. you mentioned the sixth wes...

Some cases over 36 inches of rain. the rain coming down and swelling everything, flooding, mudslides, it's been quite a few days for the folks in hilo and rescues continue there. the good news, the rain is dying down some, but the rain and the effects of it will be known for some time there in hilo which has taken the brunt of the storm. back here on maui, 30 or so miles to the west and north a bit of hawaii, we've had coincidentally brush fires. there are two, in fact, i can smell them from where i am right now on the north and west side of the island near a popular place for people to go on ...

Torrential rains and that's what we're worried about right now. >> it looked like here in honolulu we could be facing a direct hit. instead that storm veered quickly to the left and people here were told to prepare two weeks of food and water, but as you can see, the relaxed atmosphere and a full beach behind me. the danger here has passed, jon? jon: but there are reports of fires in maui sparked by high winds? >> that's right, it seems unusual situation during a hurricane to have fires, brush fires on the island of maui. one 3 thoukz -- 3,000 acres, hundreds of people had to be evacuated. no ...

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Of rain unleashing disastrous levels of flooding, submerging cars and destroying homes. >> if your home is threatened, leave the area. >> reporter: on the big island some areas recording nearly 3 feet of rain. prime conditions for mud slides, prompting several rescues. and on maui, heavy winds fuelling a string of brush fires, forcing mandatory evacuations. >> i thought i was going to wake up to a raging flood and really high winds and high rain, but instead i woke up to a calamity of fire. >> we all planned for the very worst and hoped for the best and i think we are -- we're lucky. >> the st...