Hawaii faces severe flooding
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A downpour that lashed Maui on Tuesday morning sent water pooling in the muddied roadways on the eastern side of the island, in what was expected to be the last gasp of a storm system that has brought catastrophic flooding across Hawaii.
Multiple organizations and fundraisers are providing essential support, including funding, donation drives, food, and volunteer opportunities, for those impacted by the severe weather across Hawaii.
The full scale of the damages to roads and other infrastructure from rain and flooding in the state must still be assessed, Gov Josh Green says.
There were no deaths reported, but hundreds of people were rescued and thousands evacuated as a series of hard-hitting storms inundated the islands over the last two weeks.
Gov. Josh Green has requested a presidential disaster declaration following the severe storm that swept across the state.
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Water gushed from storms drains along a street in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Monday, March 23, as heavy rain continued to slam the island, according to local reports.Kirk Gosnell captured this video along
Monday: Cloudy. Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Highs around 81 near the shore to around 64 above 4000 feet. North winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
A second Kona storm brought widespread flooding to Hawaii over the weekend, threatening a major dam, prompting evacuations and causing additional damage as heavy rain inundated communities. The latest system arrived as the state was still recovering from a powerful Kona storm days earlier that brought historic rainfall,