Paul Drewes
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Big Island residents recovering and readying for another tropical cyclone (opens the original)
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HAWAII COUNTY, Hawaii (Island News) -- As Hawaii Island residents work to rebuild after Hurricane Lala, they also prepare for another storm. Some Hawaii Island communities greatly impacted by Lala, like Naalehu, are still slowly recovering five weeks after the hurricane hit. "That main road that leads to the cemetery, which is between the Punaluʻu Bakery as well as Ace Hardware, so it's right in the business center of the town, is still covered with debris. In some areas, over nine feet deep of
Some Kauai homeowners with damage and insurance will not file hurricane claims (opens the original)
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KAUAI, Hawaii (Island News) --Â While more of Kauai's roads are getting cleared out and the power is coming back on, some residents find they are on their own for covering the cost of repairs to their damaged homes... even if they have hurricane insurance. When Hurricane Lowell passed by Kauai, it destroyed 18 Garden Isle homes, and significantly damaged 101 others. About 600 other homeowners have also reported storm damage to the county. Homeowners like Lori, who didn't want her last name used.
As residents pitch in to help, some feel Kauai's recovery progresses quickly (opens the original)
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KAUAI, Hawaii (Island News) -- Part of Kauai's recovery will include work to replace the Wainiha Bridge #3. The Department of Transportation (HDOT) says temporary abutment work will take place in October, before the bridge is later replaced. While that will take months to fix after the storm, some residents feel other aspects of recovery are moving ahead at a much faster pace. Damage from Hurricane Lowell is just some of the destruction Kauai has seen over the past 40 years. From Hurricane Iniki
HECO crews heading to Kauai to speed up power restoration (opens the original)
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KAUAI, Hawaii (Island News) -- Although Hawaiian Electric (HECO) trucks are commonly seen on most of our islands, except Kauai; HECO workers will soon head to the Garden Isle following the extensive damage done by the recent storm. "We need more line workers, and they they need to come with their trucks," said Beth Amaro, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative Communications Manager. After Lowell knocked down power lines and disrupted transmission lines, 90% of island residents were without electrici
Local company keeping an eye on rising waters in Hawaii and around the country (opens the original)
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HONOLULU (Island News) --Â Many state officials are not only keeping an eye on approaching storms, Hawaii is also turning to an Oahu business that keeps watch on rising waters. Manoa Stream is known for flooding in major weather events. But right next to it at the Manoa Innovation Center is a company that is busy developing and building technology, so cities, counties and states can watch how water events impact communities. "NOAA has fewer than 300 tide gauges for 95,000 miles of U.S. coastline
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