HONOLULU — Recovery efforts continue across Oʻahu today following recent Kona low storms, as officials brace for another approaching system. The Waialua Community Assistance Center (CAC) and the Community Distribution Hub continue to serve impacted residents while City and County of Honolulu crews prepare storm drains and streams to reduce the risk of flooding this week.
Potential for more severe weather this week
City officials are actively monitoring weather forecasts and on-the-ground conditions while maintaining recovery operations in impacted areas. At the same time, City departments and our partners are preparing for the potential for severe weather this week to ensure resources, personnel, and public information efforts are ready to support the community.
Waialua Community Assistance Center (CAC)
The Waialua Community Assistance Center (CAC) and the Community Distribution Hub have unified into a single operation at Waialua District Park.
The CAC is open daily, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., in the Waialua District Park gymnasium. Parking is available at Waialua District Park. Visitors are encouraged to follow posted signage for parking and shuttle information.
Community Distribution Hub
The Community Distribution Hub, meanwhile, is providing immediate supplies, including food, water, hygiene products and household cleaning items. The Community Distribution Hub is open daily from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and again from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., in the parking lot along Goodale Avenue.
Damage report dashboards available at OneOahu.org
Online dashboards detailing property damages in different communities as a result of recent severe weather events are available online at the City’s Kona Low Storm Recovery website.
For each community, data is broken down by the number of properties that sustained damage, as well how severe the damage was for each property. A summary dashboard, which aggregates the data from each individual region’s dashboard, currently shows that at least 1,074 properties either sustained damage or were rendered temporarily inaccessible. Of those properties, at least 22 are considered destroyed, and an additional 257 will require extensive repairs before being safe to live in again.
View the dashboards now on OneOahu.org.
Debris Removal Update
Debris hauling operations remain ongoing at the temporary debris storage and reduction site at Patsy T. Mink Central Oʻahu Regional Park (CORP). Over the Easter weekend, another 13 loads of debris were taken to the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill.
Dry-wall disposal
The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Environmental Services (ENV) is continuing to support storm recovery efforts by accepting storm-damaged drywall at select disposal facilities.
Residents may drop off storm-damaged drywall only (cut to 3ftX3ft or smaller pieces) at the following locations:
• Lāʻie Convenience Center at 56-020 Kamehameha Highway
• Wahiawā Convenience Center at 71-129 Wilikina Drive
• Kawailoa Transfer Station at 61-180 Kawailoa Road
More information is available at the One Oahu website.
