While city officials are asking to learn more about the damage around the island from the recent back-to-back storms, residents are taking matters into their own hands.

Hawaii is still recovering after back-to-back kona low storms that brought widespread flooding, damaging winds and power outages. As cleanup efforts continue following the storms, some residents on Oahu’s hard-hit North Shore are urging visitors to avoid the area,

City officials said today that they will open a Community Assistance Center on Thursday at Waialua District Park for residents affected by Kona-low storm flooding.

A Community Assistance Center for North Shore residents affected by the Kona low storm flooding will open daily starting Thursday, March 26, at 10 a.m. at Waialua District Park.

The worst flooding to hit Hawaii in two decades swept homes off their foundations, floated cars out of driveways and left floors, walls and counters covered in thick, reddish volcanic mud.

Troops have helped rescue more than 200 people as large parts of Oahu remain drenched from flash floods in recent days.

"This is a disaster; we need all the help we can get."

Floodwaters lifted homes and cars, causing an estimated $1 billion in damage, and 5,500 people were under evacuation orders as a 120-year-old dam threatened to fail.

A community came together in Waialua, Hawaii, after severe flooding left streets strewn with debris on March 22 and 23.Footage filmed by Charles and Adriana Harlan, who run haleiwatown.com, shows the

Residents on Oahu's North Shore are being urged to evacuate if possible due to "catastrophic flooding."