Anonymous20 days ago
A powerful Kona low stalled over Hawaii in mid-March 2026, dumping over 16 inches of rain on some areas, knocking out power to more than 130,000 customers, triggering landslides and road closures statewide, and pushing Wahiawa Dam toward its failure threshold — the second major storm to shut down the islands in just five weeks. The back-to-back events exposed critical vulnerabilities in Hawaii's 1960s-era infrastructure, with state transportation officials acknowledging that drainage systems, bridges, and roadways were designed for weather patterns and development levels that no longer exist.