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SFGate: Hana is in a ‘state of crisis’ as Hawaii braces for another storm

"...“The community of Hana remains in a state of crisis,” the Maui Humane Society said in a news release Tuesday, adding that one of its humane enforcement officers stationed in Hana, Sharon Jahns, said “the town is facing a total power blackout expected to last 3 to 4 weeks.” The humane society’s Hana base suffered devastating storm damage and is seeking donations to help rebuild and clear debris...."

https://www.sfgate.com/hawaii/article/hawaii-kona-low-storm-22085782.php

#HIwx #KonaLow #flooding

Mar 20 at 3:56amWeb
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Main way to get to Hana is a windy road on ocean cliffs through a jungle with a ton of one-lane bridges. The infrastructure on that side of Maui is used to rain (mostly nightly showers), but not prolonged torrential downpours and certainly not heavy winds.

It's not surprising that a bunch of those trees uphill on the mauka (mountain) side of the road would end up on the road after a storm. There's probably dozens of miles of "highway" to clear and repair. Hopefully no structural damage from erosion 😬