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Remnants of a large branch of a tree was piled up near the Kapiolani Community College Chapel, Sunday, February 12, 2017, after breaking off and falling during the severe weather on Saturday, damaging part of the chapel wall.
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The wall of the chapel at KCC was damaged by a large tree branch during the severe weather Saturday.
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Kapiolani Community College’s Ilima Building on Sunday still had evidence of Saturday’s heavy rain, top.
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Above, standing in a puddle at second base, Alino Atem bails water from the basepath of the softball diamond at Moiliili Neighborhood Park. He was trying to clear the water for a baseball game Sunday afternoon.
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Kapiolani Community College reopened Sunday afternoon after being pummelled by wind and rain that took down more than a dozen trees and large branches throughout the Kaimuki campus.
Most classes are expected to be held as usual today.
Hardest hit were the Kalia Building, which was flooded by mud and water, and the historic Fort Ruger chapel on the Diamond Head side of the campus, which was damaged by a large tree. Classes held on the ground floor of Kalia and in the chapel have been canceled for today while the school looks for new classroom locations.
“Please use caution when driving or walking through campus as fallen trees and tree branches litter campus grounds, pathways and parking lots,” the college said in an emailed campus announcement Sunday, adding that contractors will be working throughout the week to assist with recovery efforts.
Saturday’s stormy conditions toppled a 40-by-100-foot tent on KCC’s Great Lawn in the center of the campus during a Honolulu District Science Fair event, causing some injuries to students. The Department of Education said that because the event ended early, judges will have to be reconvened to consider remaining categories.