The Island of Oahu and Maui County were under hurricane warnings, and Kauai County was under a tropical storm watch. The notice for the Island of Hawaii had been downgraded to a tropical storm warning. But even a weak hurricane could be unpredictable and destructive, Professor Nugent explained, because of the way storms interact with Hawaii’s mountainous and varied topography. Hawaiian Airlines said that some West Coast to Maui flights were delayed and that some inter-island flights were canceled. PhotoIt all meant that Randy Bruner’s driveway in Pahoa, on Hawaii Island, looked like a rushing creek.

Source: New York Times August 24, 2018 15:21 UTC