Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Read the story: civilbeat.org/2026/03/residents-oahu-north-shore-dig-out
Residents of Haleʻiwa and Waialua were allowed over the weekend to return to their neighborhoods, flooded in the second of two powerful Kona lows. The damage was sobering.
India Myerscough stood in about 2 inches of soupy red mud in her living room, taking stock of the damage. A layer of red dirt covered her kitchen island. Muddy water filled the sink. The delicate patterned tiles behind the stove were stained and her fridge had been dislodged and now jutted out, tilted over.
Stains on the white walls traced the rise of the floodwaters, reaching almost to Myerscough’s shoulders, roughly 4 feet. She took it in stride.
The flood in the early hours of March 20 caught her and many others on the North Shore by surprise. The week before, heavy rain atop saturated soil and fears that Wahiawā Dam would fail forced people to flee. For many who fled again, this second storm proved even more catastrophic.
More cleanup details at the link in our bio.
Read the story: civilbeat.org/2026/03/residents-oahu-north-shore-dig-out
Residents of Haleʻiwa and Waialua were allowed over the weekend to return to their neighborhoods, flooded in the second of two powerful Kona lows. The damage was sobering.
India Myerscough stood in about 2 inches of soupy red mud in her living room, taking stock of the damage. A layer of red dirt covered her kitchen island. Muddy water filled the sink. The delicate patterned tiles behind the stove were stained and her fridge had been dislodged and now jutted out, tilted over.
Stains on the white walls traced the rise of the floodwaters, reaching almost to Myerscough’s shoulders, roughly 4 feet. She took it in stride.
The flood in the early hours of March 20 caught her and many others on the North Shore by surprise. The week before, heavy rain atop saturated soil and fears that Wahiawā Dam would fail forced people to flee. For many who fled again, this second storm proved even more catastrophic.
More cleanup details at the link in our bio.
