Whether Wahiawa Dam was safe or about to fail was top of mind throughout these storms. It became a flashpoint for what officials now acknowledge were "mixed messages" about the risk.

: 11:10 a.m. All of Oahu is now covered by the National Weather Service’s updated flash flood warning until 2 p.m. today, and a flash flood emergency is ongoing for northern areas of the

Thousands of residents in towns north of Honolulu were told to evacuate their homes early Friday morning as flooding from heavy rains intensified and water levels rose behind a 120-year-old dam. Emergency sirens blared along Oahu’s famed North Shore,

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.

: At 4:40 a.m. Saturday the city sent out an alert ending the evacuation notice, stating that water levels were consistent at the Wahiawā Dam. As of 7:15 a.m., water at the reservoir spillway was at 81.

Amid massive flooding concentrated on Oahu’s North Shore Friday, a warning of potentially deadly catastrophic danger went out in the morning over concern that the Wahiawa Dam might fail.

Hawaii's new round of Kona low weather is testing nerves on Oʻahu’s North Shore, where Wahiawā Dam remains under close watch.