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Hawaii Faces Extensive Flood Damage From Kona Low With Cleanup Underway
A seasonal Hawaiian cyclone caused Hawaii's heaviest rainstorm in 20 years, damaging homes and infrastructure with cleanup costs possibly exceeding $1 billion, officials said.
- On Tuesday, crews began evaluating extensive damage from a Kona low storm system that caused severe flooding across Oahu and Maui, marking Hawaii's most serious weather event in two decades.
- Severe flooding resulted from heavy rains dumping between 40 and 50 inches on saturated soil, forcing evacuation orders covering 5,500 people north of Honolulu as water swept homes off foundations.
- Hawaii Governor Josh Green estimated total storm costs could exceed $1 billion, including damage to schools, roads, and a hospital, while agricultural losses reached more than $9.4 million.
- More than 230 people required rescue during the disaster, and residents are now shoveling mud from homes while authorities maintain a boil water advisory due to infrastructure damage.
- Forecaster Cole Evans warned that Kona low systems remain unpredictable, though Green noted that the inherent resilience of Hawaiians will help the community recover from this disaster.
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