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kcerizo@mauinews.com Rain and floodwaters flow through a washed-out section of a bridge on Peahi Road in Haiku on March 9. The county Public Works Department estimates that it will take about $9 million to repair nine county roads, bridges and other structures hit by catastrophic flooding in Haiku and other locations last month. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo It will take about $9 million to repair nine County of Maui roads, bridges and other structures hit by catastrophic flooding last month, though none of them are downstream of Kaupakalua Dam in Haiku, according to a county Public Wo...

Haiku residents know a thing or two about rain. In a community where downpours are a part of life, Monday’s storm sounded and felt different. The 13.2 inche

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...

LIST: Severe weather continues, causing road, school closures HNN Staff © Provided by Honolulu KHNL Rivers statewide raged to dangerous level. HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Severe weather continues to hit the state leading to road and school closures. Here’s the latest as of 10 p.m. Thursday. Oahu road closures Both lanes open on Kamehameha Highway, near Kualoa Regional Park. The road was closed due to a landslide. Click here for the latest. Kauai road closures Both lanes of Kuhio Highway near Hanalei Hill, approaching Hanalei Bridge, are closed. Click here for the ...

Hawaii Declares State of Emergency After Heavy Rains, Floods, and Dam Overflow Hawaii Governor David Ige declared an emergency in the state after heavy rains brought floods, landslides and fear of dam failures, prompting evacuations in at least two counties, while flood advisories stayed in effect for a second day. The move came after a dam overflowed on the island of Maui, forcing evacuations and destroying homes, with the dam’s “unsatisfactory” condition leading to it being scheduled for removal this year, the land department has said. A bridge off Peahi Road is overcome by floodwate...