Schools, state agencies and county government offices reopened Tuesday after closing Monday due to predicted weather conditions.
Hawaiʻi Department of Education schools and University of Hawaiʻi campuses were closed Monday, as were many private schools. If an individual public school is unable to reopen, families and employees will be notified directly.
Lingering windy and rainy conditions may continue, depending on your location, the National Weather Service reports. Forecasters say high pressure north and northeast of the islands will continue to deliver windward and mauka showers on breezy to windy trades through early next week.
The prior high wind warning and flood watch have since been canceled. However, a wind advisory remains in effect for Maui Nui and Hawaiʻi Island until Tuesday evening.
A high surf advisory is in effect through 6 a.m. Wednesday for east-facing shores. Residents and visitors should stay out of the ocean if the water appears brown and murky.
NWS meteorologist Derek Wroe said Maui Nui and Hawaiʻi Island received the highest rainfalls over Sunday and Monday.
"It's pretty common to see 7-plus inches in the windward areas there, even many places with 10 or more inches. And on top of that, there's been some on the Hāmākua Coast of the Big Island that have received in excess of 15 inches," Wroe told The Conversation.
"Now, fortunately, there hasn't been a lot of flooding impacts. A lot of the rainfall has been more of the moderate intensity, has been steady."
Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island and Maui Nui residents can track Hawaiian Electric power outages here. Kauaʻi residents can track KIUC outages here.
"We want to thank all of our customers for their patience and their understanding," HECO spokesperson Darren Pai told HPR on Monday morning. "If you are experiencing a power outage, please know that we are working to get it back on as quickly as possible."
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Oʻahu: The City and County of Honolulu ordered the closure of all its non-essential offices and services Monday. Normal operations resumed Tuesday.
Hanauma Bay is regularly closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
The state DOE further announced that Oʻahu public school students should not report to school on Friday, Feb. 13, because teachers will be partaking in their rescheduled Institute Day.
Maui County: Non-essential county services closed Monday and returned to normal operations Tuesday.
Hawaiʻi County: Non-essential county services closed Monday and returned to normal operations Tuesday.
A winter storm warning was in effect Monday for Hawaiʻi Island's tallest summits — Maunakea and Maunaloa. Live cameras showed snow on the ground.
Kauaʻi County: Officials said county services would remain open. The Wailua Golf Course was closed Monday.
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