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Maui was under a flash flood warning Sunday night, with rain falling at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour in some locations.
The National Weather Service said flash flooding prompted the closure of Highway 30 between North Kihei Junction and Papalaua Wayside Park around 7:25 p.m.
The warning was set to expire at 10:30 p.m. but could be extended.
A flash flood warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring in streams, roads and low-lying areas.
At 6:35 p.m. radar showed heavy rain over Central and West Maui, the weather service said.
Meanwhile, record rainfall fell in Kahului on Saturday. Rainfall of 1.67 inches set a record for the date, breaking the old record of 1.52 inches set in 2010.
MAUI
Streams ruling lets down club
The Sierra Club of Hawaii has voiced concerns with the Board of Land and Natural Resources’ decision to renew Alexander & Baldwin’s permits to divert water from East Maui streams.
The Land Board’s decision to renew four revocable permits came Friday after more than six hours of public testimony, according to the environmental group. The approval came with amendments, including a cap on A&B’s extraction from East Maui at 80 million gallons per day, cut in half from the previous 160 million gallons.
Amendments also included an order mandating that A&B fully restore stream flow in seven East Maui streams used for taro farming, adding Honomanu Stream to the list.
Adriane Raff Corwin, Sierra Club Maui coordinator, said in a prepared statement Friday that the group was disappointed in the decision but that the amendments signify “A&B will no longer get everything it wants with no questions asked.”
KAUAI
2-ton net hauled from beach
An estimated 2-ton fishing net was removed from the beach fronting the Coral Reef Resort in Kapaa last week, according to the Department of Land and Natural Resources.
The net was removed Friday with the hotel’s permission. DLNR staff said no marine life was seen to be trapped in the net.
Two trucks with chains were required to pull the partially buried net onto the hotel’s property.
A social media post Wednesday evening alerted staffers of the Kauai office of the Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation to the net, DLNR said in a statement Friday.
Conserve Kauai collected the debris that came loose during the removal, DLNR said.
DLNR said the net will be shipped to Oahu for disposal.
Report marine debris on shorelines to DLNR by emailing dlnr.marine.debris@hawaii.gov.
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