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There were no deaths reported, but hundreds of people were rescued and thousands evacuated as a series of hard-hitting storms inundated the islands over the last two weeks.
The widespread damage comes after storms that struck Hawaii last week.
Flood concerns remain across much of Hawaii as the state begins to clean up and assess the damage after torrential rainfall from two back-to-back Kona low systems led to life-threatening floods.
Following a series of Kona lows, recovery begins for Hawaii residents.
When Merrily Cazimero and her boyfriend, Marck Aphay, returned to their home of 12 years, they found it decimated by the most recent flood on Oahu in Hawaii. The flood tore the home away from its foundation, and it collided with the Waialua Bridge.
Hawaii is just beginning the recovery from a pair of massive storms that unleashed up to 4 feet of rain in parts of O'ahu and Maui over the past week, Gov. Josh Green said.
Floodwaters lifted homes and cars, causing an estimated $1 billion in damage, and 5,500 people were under evacuation orders as a 120-year-old dam threatened to fail.
Search-and-rescue teams from the National Guard are fanning out across Hawaii, where a powerful storm has destroyed hundreds of homes.
The worst flooding to hit Hawaii in two decades swept homes off their foundations, floated cars out of driveways and left floors, walls and counters covered in thick, reddish volcanic mud
Oahu, Hawaii's most populous island, and Maui, were hit hardest by the storms. No deaths have been reported, Molly Pierce, a spokesperson for Oahu’s department of emergency management, said Sunday afternoon.
Cleanup across Hawaii is underway after the islands saw the most serious flooding in more than 20 years. How to stream March Madness 2026: Here's how to watch every Sweet 16 game of the NCAA basketbal
Most of Hawaii is under a flood watch for March 22 after "catastrophic" flooding swept away homes, covered roads and threatened dams in the state.