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Historic floods across Hawaii have left about 2,000 people without power, damaging neighborhoods from Haleiwa to Waikiki and prompting assessments and cleanup as authorities call it one of the worst floods in decades.
Oahu’s Waialua and Haleiwa communities were ordered to evacuate due to an imminent risk of Wahiawa Dam failure and dangerous flash flooding, with shelters opened and transportation disrupted as residents move to higher ground.
Hawaii officials warned Wahiawā Dam could fail, risking catastrophic flooding in Waialua and Haleʻiwa, prompting evacuations and shelter use. Water levels trended toward a critical threshold before easing, while the state pursues acquiring the dam and irrigation system from Dole/Sustainable Hawaiʻi—a process slowed amid regulatory delays and funding concerns.