State: Maui Dam Was In 'Unsatisfactory' Condition When It Overflowed
State: Maui Dam Was In 'Unsatisfactory' Condition When It Overflowed - Honolulu Civil Beat State: Maui Dam Was In ‘Unsatisfactory’ Condition When It Overflowed The county has said at least half a dozen homes were heavily damaged or destroyed in the flooding. Reading time: 4 minutes. HAIKU, Maui — The aging Maui dam that overflowed on Monday, causing flooding and forcing evacuations downstream, had been the subject of enforcement action by state and county officials over the past year and is slated to be removed later this summer. The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources sai...
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