Safety

A sightseeing company's helicopter has crashed near a remote beach off the coast of Kauaʻi, killing three people and injuring two others. Kauaʻi officials say the crash happened Thursday afternoon at Kalalau Beach on the Nāpali Coast.

Hawaiʻi has suffered its worst flooding in more than 20 years as heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm a week ago.

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Flooding on the west side of Hawaiʻi Island was bad enough to close Konawaena High School, which will transition to distance learning when students return to school Monday after spring break.

Emergency sirens blared early Friday morning along Oʻahu’s North Shore, where rising waters caused by heavy rainfall damaged homes and vehicles.

Across the state, the Kona low storm left lasting flooding and damage. As HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, some Maui communities were hit especially hard.

On Saturday, outreach workers across the state were trying to convince people without safe, stable housing to head to shelters during a powerful Kona storm. But often people don’t want to leave their tents behind out of fear that their belongings will be gone.

Clean up and repairs underway across the Hawaiian Islands following the powerful Kona storm.

The National Weather Service declares different levels of concern about potentially dangerous weather conditions, depending on rainfall and wind speed. But if you're not sure what to glean from those different levels, here's some guidance.

The storm is expected to last through Saturday, bringing possible flooding, windy conditions and thunderstorms. By Wednesday evening, all islands will be under flood watch.