Rains slam Kauai, closing highway and forcing evacuation
Source: Star Advertiser
POSTED: 02:40 p.m. HST, Mar 03, 2012
LAST UPDATED: 03:20 p.m. HST, Mar 05, 2012
Kauai continues to be inundated by rain today, forcing the closure of Kuhio Highway near Kilauea, the evacuation of Anahola residents, and numerous other road closures, floods and landslides.
County officials said Kuhio Highway near Kilauea is closed due to a collapsing culvert under the highway. Northbound traffic is being diverted to Kolo Road, while southbound traffic is being redirected to Pili Road.
Gov. Neil Abercrombie's office announced today that on Friday he signed a disaster proclamation authorizing the state Department of Transportation to start emergency repair work on that stretch of highway because of the partial collapse of the 15-foot culvert. The heavy rain today and over the weekend intensified soil erosion at the culvert foundation from previous rains.
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Forecasters expect heavy rain and potential flooding to continue through Tuesday afternoon. The system has moved over Maui and Oahu, where heavy rain, thunder and lightning were seen early this morning. Rain continued to fall on already-soaked Kauai, which took the worst hit of the weekend rains, with flooding, road closures, and power outages.
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Hanalei Valley, Kauai:
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More Photos with some from Oahu too: http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/slideshow?widgetid=47471
I really hope that everyone is able to remain safe, including that guy and his dog... 
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This does not happen there. 
