Flood

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…

A new community-driven initiative on Kaua’i’s North Shore aims to ensure residents have a say in rebuilding their coast after the massive flooding earlier…

The recent volcanic activity on the Big Island of Hawai‘i has captured the attention of the world. But elsewhere in the islands there’s another dramatic…