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Maui County Public Works crew member Bryce Hanada uses a shovel to clear debris from a clogged drain along Kaonoulu Street in Kihei on Saturday morning. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
KAHULUI Floodwaters returned to Maui on Friday and Saturday, capping nearly a week of ominous rain that first pummeled Haiku and later struck Kahului, inundating roadways, shuttering parks and damaging property.
Deanna Lei Frendo, a Kahului resident whose family home off Aleo Place is in a flood area, said the flooding was bad years ago during a hurricane but the rainstorm Friday and Saturday surpassed that.
Flash flood warning for Maui expires as heavy rains continue to pass over the islands
Maui under a flash flood warning as heavy showers persist By Ben Gutierrez | March 10, 2021 at 11:47 AM HST - Updated March 13 at 4:00 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The severe weather that has drenched the state all week continued Saturday, with more bands of heavy showers making their way over the island chain.
The National Weather Services has expired the flash flood warning for Maui until 2:30 p.m.
At around 8 a.m., heavy showers moved east at about 15 mph over central Maui. NWS said the rain was widespread, with rain coming down at a rate of about 2 to 3 inches an hour from Spreckelsville to Huelo.
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