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Evacuation orders were lifted late Saturday for the north shore of Oahu, but were extended to parts of Maui County.
Flooding alerts have also been posted for parts of Hawaii Island.
Search and rescue teams have moved in where the weather has stabilized.
About 200 National Guard members have been activated to help with operations.
Evacuation orders were lifted late Saturday for the north shore of Oahu, but were extended to parts of Maui County.
Flooding alerts have also been posted for parts of Hawaii Island.
Search and rescue teams have moved in where the weather has stabilized.
About 200 National Guard members have been activated to help with operations.
Hawaii Governor Josh Green calls it the worst flooding in 20 years to hit the state and estimates damages already around a billion dollars and counting.
The storm system slammed Oahu Friday night and Saturday, swamping houses, cars and power lines and forcing the evacuation of more than 5,000 people.
Now the flash flooding and the evacuations are moving east across the island chain to Maui.
Power is out to more than 8,000 customers across the islands, the vast majority of them on the most populous island of Oahu.
For NPR News, I'm Bill Dorman in Honolulu.
Hawaii Governor Josh Green calls it the worst flooding in 20 years to hit the state and estimates damages already around a billion dollars and counting.
The storm system slammed Oahu Friday night and Saturday, swamping houses, cars and power lines and forcing the evacuation of more than 5,000 people.
Now the flash flooding and the evacuations are moving east across the island chain to Maui.
Power is out to more than 8,000 customers across the islands, the vast majority of them on the most populous island of Oahu.
For NPR News, I'm Bill Dorman in Honolulu.