Hundreds rescued, thousands of evacuations ordered in Hawaii as worst flooding in two decades continues

Nearly 200 radical were rescued portion unsafe flash flooding continues successful Hawaii, arsenic feet of relentless rainfall slams the islands done the weekend. 

Hawaii Governor Josh Green said successful a Friday evening property league that this is the largest flood Hawaii has seen successful 20 years since the flood of Manoa successful 2004. 

More than 80 radical astatine campsites were rescued by Honolulu Fire Department connected O'ahu connected Friday, with galore much rescues apt crossed the island.

Gov. Green said astir 196 radical had been rescued arsenic of Friday evening. 

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Evacuation Warnings stay successful effect crossed the island, with the O'ahu Department of Emergency Management informing residents successful Waialua that each roads are astatine hazard of failing owed to flooding. 

Flooding reached a unsafe highest Friday erstwhile a Flash Flood Emergency was issued implicit concerns of "imminent failure" astatine Wahiawa Dam successful Honolulu County, prompting evacuation orders for Waialua and Haleʻiwa.

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Gov. Green said a large infirmary connected Maui, airports, schools, homes and roads person each been damaged crossed the islands. 

Flooding collapsed a building, pushing into a span connected O'ahu. 

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"We are present opening to contemplate the world that this tempest could outgo implicit a cardinal dollars of damage," Gov. Green said. 

The American Red Cross has boots connected the crushed connected O‘ahu, Maui and the Big Island to measure harm from the astir caller Kona Low storm. 

Hawaiian Electric warned residents to debar downed powerfulness lines that could beryllium energized. The bureau warned radical to enactment astatine slightest 30 feet distant from downed lines. 

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A collapsed operation connected a roadworthy connected O'ahu successful Honolulu County connected Friday, March 20, 2026. 

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Flash Flood Warnings stay successful effect for Honolulu County and Maui County until 2:30 and 3 a.m. section clip connected Saturday. 

A Flood Watch is successful spot for the full state, excluding the summits of the Big Island, done Sunday. 

Some locations person seen much than a ft of rainfall successful conscionable 24 hours. 

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Flooding rises to the decks of immoderate homes connected O'ahu connected Friday, March 20, 2026.

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Hawaii has not seen overmuch of a interruption from the rain, arsenic they received much than 50 inches of rainfall with the astir caller strategy earlier successful the week.

The FOX Forecast Center said portion this play is expected to beryllium little impactful than the astir caller system, it volition pat into the anomalously precocious atmospheric moisture that volition not budge, to present periods of dense rainfall and flash flooding done aboriginal adjacent week.

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Another wide 3-5" of rainfall is expected crossed astir each the islands done aboriginal adjacent week. Higher amounts of 8-12" volition stay crossed the higher elevations with localized amounts of implicit a ft erstwhile again possible, the FOX Forecast Center said.