Flash Flood Warning For Kauai Extended The National Weather Service in Honolulu extended a flash flood warning for Kauai through 7:30 a.m. Thursday. Forecasters at the National Weather Service said data from the Hanalei River continued to show elevated water levels from heavy rain that fell Wednesday night and that the Hanalei River bridge remains [...]

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Hanalei River after a recent heavy rain. Credit: NSK FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A team of researchers from Surfing Medicine International 501(c)(3), University of Hawaii Manoa, University of California Davis, and University of Nevada Reno have determined that a reduction in stream tree canopy significantly increases fecal bacteria in tropical island surface waters. This may not [...]

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Sirens started to sound at 6am ~ Kauai Evacuation Maps Hawaii is bracing for a potentially damaging tsunami this morning, generated by the massive earthquake that struck central Chile. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning (its highest alert) for Hawaii, where incoming waves could cause damage along the coastlines across the island [...]

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