Mar 10, 2021
According to a state report, the Kaupakalua Dam was in âunsatisfactoryâ overall condition before the flood hit, and a plan was underway to remove the dam this summer. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
The Maui News
Before a warning of “imminent failure” of Kaupakalua Dam in Haiku during heavy rainfall and flooding Monday, a plan was underway to remove the dam this summer, following a state report that found the structure in “unsatisfactory” overall condition.
The reservoir was empty before the heavy rain started falling Monday, according to Mahi Pono, which is half-owner of the dam and reservoir built in 1885 and owned and managed by East Maui Irrigation Co.
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Muddy water overtopping intact Kaupakalua Dam in Haiku cascades in a waterfall to the gulch below Tuesday morning. According to a state report, the structure was in âunsatisfactoryâ overall condition before the flood hit, and a plan was underway to remove the dam this summer. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
HAIKU In a matter of hours Monday, Mark Alexander watched floodwaters begin to swallow up his home, vehicles, refrigerator, tools, mower and other belongings in Haiku.
He was able to save the family dog, Legend, who was rescued from a rooftop and taken to the vet where he was treated for fluid in the lungs, according to Alexander’s sister, Elena Alexander Nishizaki.
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