Overview
- Authorities ordered thousands of residents in Waialua and Haleiwa to evacuate near the century‑old Wahiawa Dam, with reported figures ranging from about 4,000 to 5,500 people.
- The governor mobilized the Hawaii National Guard, and the Coast Guard and local crews assisted with door‑to‑door evacuations and rescues.
- Some evacuation orders in Honolulu have been lifted as waters recede in parts of Oahu, while officials caution that dangerous flooding remains possible.
- The Wahiawa Dam remains critically stressed, yet officials say none of Hawaii’s 122 regulated dams have overtopped or failed so far.
- Flood and flash‑flood warnings continue for multiple islands, including Maui and Molokai, and early statewide damage estimates exceed $1 billion.