Couple Recounts Being Stranded on Beach for 24 Hours During Catastrophic Hawaii Flooding

Storm Drenches Molokai, Again

A section of Kamehameha V Highway partially blocked by the Kona low storm is seen here Sunday evening. Photo by Léo Azambuja By Léo Azambuja The Kona low storm that punished the Hawaiian Islands with heavy rains and floods March 12-15 returned last Friday for a second round, causing Molokai’s schools, government offices and many businesses to shut down again. “This is the largest flood that we’ve had in Hawaii in 20 years,” Gov. Josh Green said …

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It’s been a rough go for Hawaii of late. Visits from Canada are down, and they’ve struggled to regain their once super-strong Japanese market. There’s also, of course, the devastating fire that destroyed most of the lovely, funky town of Lahaina. Maui in 2023. On top of all that, the state suffered a series of devastating rainstorms over the past couple weeks when a Kona low, an unusual low-pressure weather system, parked itself over the island …

Couple recounts being stranded on beach for 24 hours during catastrophic Hawaii flooding

OAHU, Hawaii – A couple's spring break trip to Hawaii took a rough turn when they lost the key to their rental car while on a beach on Oahu and ended up stranded during disastrous flooding. Emma Stasko and Logan Bonn went to Hawaii for their spring break in late March. "It was just supposed to be a simple vacation," Bonn said. They were staying in Honolulu, and Bonn said they wanted to see some beaches on the west side of Oahu, so on March 19 th…

Total losses from March Kona Storms in Hawaii said to be at least $1bn: Aon

According to global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon’s weekly catastrophe report, back-to-back Kona Storms on March 10-24, which produced extreme rainfall and subsequent flooding across much of Hawaii, will result in total economic and insured losses of at least one billion US dollars, citing Hawaii government officials. Aon’s report explains that the loss figure also includes notable agricultural impacts, as recent surveys found farm…