Flood

The recent Maui fires have increased the importance of having a plan in place on every island to guide the recovery process after a natural disaster. Oʻahu’s plan is currently in the works. Matt Gonser, the city’s chief sustainability officer, is asking residents to share their stories of how they’ve been impacted by recent natural disasters via an online survey.

Only 13% of Kauai households maintain a two-week supply of food and necessities in case of emergency, according to the latest Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response, or CASPER, survey from the Kauaʻi District Health Office.

Hurricane season lasts in Hawaiʻi until the end of November, but the rainy season lingers for several more months. That has some homeowners checking their flood insurance — and those rates are going to be changing. It’s all part of a new way of calculating risk. Pacific Business News Editor in Chief A. Kam Napier has more.

HONOLULU — Hawai‘i officials on Tuesday partially reopened a highway on Kaua‘i that was covered by a landslide after heavy rains last week, reconnecting…

The town of Hanalei and communities of Haena and Wainiha, isolated by storm-triggered landslides three years ago, was once again cut off from the rest of…

HONOLULU — Heavy rains are part of the winter wet season in Hawaiian Islands. But the downpours triggering flooding that destroyed homes and bridges and…

Updated 3/9/21, 4:23 p.m.HONOLULU — Heavy rains prompted evacuations over fears that a dam might breach on the Hawaiian island of Maui, and officials…

Charles “Chip” Fletcher is a Professor of Earth Science at UH M?noa. He’s also Vice-Chair of the Honolulu Climate Change Commission and has recently…

On May 1st, a stretch of Kuhio Highway on Kauai’s North Shore will reopen to the general public for the first time in more than a year. State and County…

The last several miles of road along Kaua?i’s North Shore remain closed to the public since the April flood. Local residents are limited to commute along…