Public schools, universities, beach parks and national parks in the entire state were closed until the storm passed. The storm was weakening because of several factors, including wind shear chopping at the system and the Big Island’s terrain above the water, said Chris Brenchley, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Honolulu.īut the winds and rain were strong enough that nearly all flights in and out of the island had been canceled. “I doubt people will have used up all the food and supplies they’ve stocked up on,” she said. She said she hopes that the downed trees and power lines blocking roads in Hilo don’t keep the vendors from bringing more later this morning.īecause Iselle has so far proved less destructive than expected, Arita said she doesn’t expect another “round of panicked shopping” before rains and winds from Hurricane Julio affect the island later in the weekend. “The light poles in the parking lot were bobbing up and down with all the wind and rain.”Īrita said the store is out of water. “We could hear the wind howling through the doors,” Arita said. It’s still raining, and the rain is definitely worse than normal.”ĭebbie Arita spent all night working emergency operations at a KTA Super Store in Hilo, one of six stores the grocery chain owns on the Big Island. “There’s some minor flooding around town. There was no flooding or water damage to his shop but he said he doubts he will get a lot of business Friday, noting that nearby stores are still boarded up.
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Lawrence said that aside from heavy rain, the night wasn’t too bad, though every so often he heard a loud “vrrr,” when a strong 40- to 50-mph wind blew.
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Stan Lawrence, who closed and boarded up his surf shop in downtown Hilo on Thursday, rushed back to the store early Friday to check for flooding – stopping at a Starbucks on the way, which was closed. Charles Anthony of the Hawaii National Guard. “Seems like everyone listened and hunkered down and we’ve been able to withstand the main effects of the storm,” said Lt. The hotel has emergency kits prepared at the front desk, including flashlights and cases of waters and has advised all guests to stay indoors for now.
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But we’re used to tropical storms.”īecause of the expected hurricane, people in town boarded up their stores and taped up windows, which isn’t normal tropical storm preparation, according to Kahikina. “If it was still a hurricane, it would’ve been way different. “It’s not as bad as we thought it would be,” Kahikina said. Luckily, Kahikina said, most of the nearly 500 guests were still sleeping and the electric company was able to fix the problem in just over an hour. local time, she opened the lobby doors and the power went out. When Kara Kahikina, a front desk representative at the Kona Coast Resort in Kailua-Kona, arrived at work at 6:30 a.m. “This is definitely not the time to be recreating in Hawaiian waters. “Turbid water runoff has been known to attract sharks due to possible dead animals being washed into the ocean,” the state Health Department said in a statement. Residents and tourists were ordered to stay out of the flood and storm water runoff because of the possibility of overflowing cesspools, pollution and other pathogens. More than 1,200 people had gone to shelters overnight Thursday. Shelters will remain open in Laupahoehoe, Honka’a, Ka’u and Pahoa. Residents are being allowed to return home in all areas on the Big Island except Ka’u and Hamakua, where storm conditions are continuing. Local meteorologists warned residents to stay vigilant in the event of damaging flash floods and road closures. Oahu is now under a flood advisory after local officials gauged rainfall at 2 inches per hour on the island. Rain and gusty winds were expected in Oahu until the early evening. Iselle, a former Category 4 hurricane that has been weakening since Monday, moved over Maui on Friday afternoon and doused the Big Island with heavy rain. There are also numerous reports of downed power lines across the island and Hawaii Electric Light has asked residents to conserve power as much as possible until further notice.
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There were several road and highway closures and reports of damage to homes and buildings from fallen trees and strong winds, according to the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency.