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As of 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 7, Hawaiian Electric crews are responding to a new outage affecting Pukalani to East Maui and parts of Makawao and Haʻikū in addition to the existing outages in parts of Kula, Wailuku, and Lahaina.
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Swift-moving floodwater sweeps over Hana Highway near West Kuiaha Road on Monday afternoon, cutting off passage in several directions and forcing some residents to find shelter for the evening. The Maui News / KEHAULANI CERIZO photo
HAIKU “Unprecedented rainfall” sent floodwaters over the edge of a dam in Haiku Monday afternoon, damaging half a dozen homes, destroying a bridge and forcing the evacuation of residents downstream.
Firefighters responded to more than a dozen calls from residents surrounded by rising floodwaters.
Shortly before 3 p.m. Monday, the National Weather Service warned of “imminent failure” of the Kaupakalua Dam in Haiku.