Residents on the west side of Oahu are still digging out four days after storm surge from Lowell pushed into homes, a slow and costly cleanup for families along Farrington Highway.

• Storm surge crossed Farrington Highway and flooded driveways, garages, and ground floors with sand, mud, and debris.
• One property shared by nine residents only got back to something like normal this week, after days of hauling out waste.
• A public restroom along the highway is buried in sand and closed off.
• Friends and neighbors are doing much of the cleanup themselves rather than waiting on outside help.

Outlook: Cleanup will drag on for days more, with some homes and public facilities on the west side likely to stay damaged or closed well beyond that.