Anonymous12 days ago
A slow-moving Kona low storm system dumped up to 46 inches of rain across the Hawaiian Islands over six days in March 2026, causing an estimated $1 billion in damage, triggering 233 rescues, and threatening the failure of a 120-year-old dam whose safety deficiencies had been flagged for nearly five decades. The disaster—coming as Hawaii's tourism economy was already declining—raises pointed questions about aging infrastructure, flood insurance gaps, and whether climate change is making such events more frequent.