Evacuation ordered in Hawaii
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Gov. Josh Green said Saturday morning that water levels at Wahiawa Dam stabilized overnight, but warned the threat is not over.
Hawaii is resilient in the face of severe flooding across its islands following two back-to-back storms with heavy rainfall.
The Flash Flood Warning for the Wahiawa Dam expired on Saturday afternoon after water levels in the reservoir have dropped, according to the National Weather Service.
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‘Imminent risk’ of Wahiawa Dam failure triggers evacuation order for Waialua, Haleiwa residents
The city has issued an evacuation order for the Waialua and Haleiwa areas due to “extremely dangerous flooding” and rising water levels at the Wahiawa Dam.
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Hawaii in damage assessment phase after weather stabilizes
"We had some conversations with the Governor on what state assets we can use to strengthen that dam and what kind of mitigation monies we can throw at that dam right now."
More than 2,000 people remained without power Sunday afternoon after Hawaii suffered its worst flooding in more than 20 years when heavy rains fell across the islands. Heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm a week ago.