Community cleanup at Seguin Family Farms after Hurricane Lowell flooding

Sep 12, 2026

Flash flooding from Hurricane Lowell wrecked a Waiāhole family farm on Oahu, and volunteers are stepping in to help dig it out.

  • Fast-moving water tore through Seguin Family Farms, destroying crops, knocking down banana trees and dumping logs and trash across the fields.
  • The stream near the farm rose 15 to 20 feet and the damage was done in under an hour.
  • Dozens of volunteers, some driving in from town, showed up to clear debris — many had never met the family before.
  • The farm already lost more than half its banana production in the March Kona low floods and had only just started to recover.
  • Another storm, Norbert, is expected to weaken but still bring rain to the same areas.

Outlook: The farm is asking for more volunteers for a second cleanup Sunday morning, with more rain on the way.

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