The state remains under a flash flood watch through at least this afternoon as a combination of deep tropical moisture and an unstable air mass threatens to bring heavy showers and thunderstorms, the National Weather Service said.
The watch was issued at 3:35 p.m. Saturday and was among several weather advisories for the islands.
Kauai County was under a more-serious flash flood warning Saturday afternoon, with the Hanalei River rising near the Hanalei Bridge, prompting the closure of Kuhio Highway, the only road into or out of the area. Radar showed rain falling at 1 to 2 inches per hour in the interior parts of Kauai, the weather service said.
On Oahu, meanwhile, rain was falling at 2 to 3 inches per hour Saturday in several locales, including Barbers Point, Kapolei, Ewa Beach, Kunia, Waikele, Waipahu, Mililani, Aiea, Pearl City and Manoa, the agency said.
Heavy snow was forecast for the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, where a winter storm warning is in effect until at least 6 a.m. Monday.
ON THE MOVE
MAUI
Capobianco murder case in the hands of the jury
WAILUKU >> A jury is deliberating the fate of a Maui man on trial for murder in the death of his pregnant ex-girlfriend.
The Maui News reports that jury deliberations began Thursday in the case of Steven Capobianco, who is accused of killing Carly “Charli” Scott in 2014.
The charge of second-degree murder carries a sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole but prosecutors say they are seeking an extended sentence that does not include parole.
Prosecutors argue that Capobianco had been with Scott the night of Feb. 9, 2014, in a remote area in east Maui, where parts of her body and blood-stained clothing were discovered days later.
Defense attorneys have said Capobianco was uncooperative with authorities because of a marijuana deal, not the murder.
KAUAI
Recycling center closing as county switches vendors
Kauai Resource Center in Lihue, which handles a range of recyclables, is closing temporarily on Dec. 14 while the county shifts to a new vendor.
The reopening date has not been set but it is expected by the new year.
The center normally redeems HI-5 deposit beverage containers and also accepts cardboard, newspaper, mixed paper, glass, plastics No. 1 and 2, and aluminum.
During the closure, the Resource Center’s free composting bins will remain open and batteries may still be dropped off for recycling.
To redeem HI-5 containers in Lihue, residents may visit Reynolds Recycling at the corner of Wilcox and Kanoa roads near Nawiliwili Harbor. Residential recyclables may be dropped in the Kauai Recycles bins in Kmart’s back parking lot in Lihue.
