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Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. declared a state of emergency for portions of Kauai, which effectively restricted tourist operations in the Hanalei area. He extended the emergency four more times, effective through January 4, 2019. [20] [16] [21] After the floods, Hawaiian Governor David Ige also declared a State of Emergency.
Overtopping of the dam has now stopped, but the water level remains about 3 feet below the top of the dam. [1] [9] All Maui island parks were closed because of flooding and heavy rains. [10] The Hana highway was also temporarily closed as it was overwhelmed by floodwaters. [11] Nearly 4000 residents of the Haleiwa town were asked to evacuate. [12]
The Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM) administers the 1987 State Water Code, Chapter 174C of the Hawaii Revised Statutes. "It has jurisdiction over land-based surface water and groundwater resources, but not coastal waters and generally, it is responsible for addressing water quantity issues, while water quality issues are under the purview of the Hawaii Department of Health. [5]
Forecasters say that Kauai County, Oahu and Maui County can look forward to showers and isolated thunderstorms in windward and mauka areas today with highs from 82 to 87 degrees and Kona winds ...
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In 2010 DLNR Police had about 100 officers used to patrol from the mountains tops to 3 miles off shore. They also have 20 boats and 2 jet skis which are used statewide. The breakdown of Officers by island is: Oahu-42, Big Island-22, Maui County-22 and Kauai 14.
This water system distributes water collected from three water sources, one of which is approximately 2,600 feet (790 meters) from the storage tanks at the Red Hill facility. [18] The Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) is the municipal water utility for the island of Oʻahu, and is an agency of the City and County of Honolulu. [24]