Hawaii County assesses damage ahead of Tropical Storm Moke

Aug 24, 2026

Hawaii Island is still cleaning up from earlier flooding while bracing for another storm, a bad stretch for residents already without power or passable roads.

  • More than 200 homes and 15 businesses have been destroyed on the island.
  • Roads still need repairs and some residents remain without electricity.
  • Moke has weakened but could still dump heavy rain on ground that is already soaked.
  • A strong El Niño is making it hard to predict where floodwater will go, complicating work on flood channels and canals.
  • HECO has brought power back to about 3,200 customers on the island.

Outlook: Flood risk stays high in saturated areas even with the storm downgraded, and repairs will take weeks.

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