Windward Oahu cleanup underway after weekend storm flooding
Families and businesses on Oahu's windward side are digging out from weekend flooding that hit harder than the Kona Lows storms in March, with many still without power.
- A family farm in Waiahole was left soggy after a drainage ditch overflowed and water rose knee-high in places.
- Pockets of the windward coast are still in the dark, forcing one food business to scramble to save meat and other products before it spoils.
- No official word yet on when power will come back, so residents are cleaning up leaves, downed trees, and blocked waterways on their own.
- Many businesses stayed closed, and traffic signals along Kamehameha Highway were out, with Honolulu police asking drivers to be patient.
Outlook: Cleanup and power restoration will stretch on for days, and residents are patching up drainage to limit damage from the next storm.