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Many of the dams across Hawaii that keep water in reservoirs are in need of serious maintenance, with only one of the 13 dams on Oahu — the Kaneohe Dam — considered to be in "satisfactory ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - As the flood threat from a kona low near the state continues, emergency management officials are keeping a close eye on Oahu’s dams and reservoirs. Records show there ...
The state regulates 132 dams across Hawaii, most of them built as part of irrigation systems for the sugar cane industry, according to a 2019 infrastructure report by the American Society of Civil ...
NUUANU (KHNL) - People who live in Nuuanu say the Kaloko Dam breach raised some concerns, but overall, they do feel safe. Jimmy Miyasato has lived near the Nuuanu reservoir for 65 years and the ...
A dam on the Hawaiian island of Maui is in danger ... county officials said, according to Hawaii News Now. "This is a real flooding situation we have not seen in a long time," Victorino said ...
Kaupakalua is among the dams in Hawaii described as unsatisfactory, and state regulators had already put a target on the 138-year-old facility for its deficiencies. The owners last year was put on ...
A section of Hana Highway near the dam was closed on Monday as muddy water flooded the roadway. It has since reopened, according to the Hawaii Department of Transportation. Image “Ladies and ...
The state regulates 132 dams across Hawaii, most of which were constructed as part of irrigation systems for the sugar cane industry. Of these dams, 93% are classified as high hazard potential ...
In 2018 about 10,000 Oahu residents were put on alert as rain from Tropical Storm Olivia began to fill Nuuanu Reservoir No. 1 and filled with rainwater to just 1-1/2 feet below its dam’s spillway.