Part of Hawaii remained under a Flood Watch after a severe storm pounded the state, prompting thousands to evacuate. Meteorologists said the storm is over, and people begin to return home.
Ben Aguirre, who lives in El Dorado Hills near Sacramento and was in Lahaina at the time of the storm, documented the aftermath of the worst flooding in Hawaii in 20 years.
Aguirre lives near Lahaina a few months a year and says this storm was intense.
“The first Kona storm, we experience constant rain for about 20-24 hours and then on and off for another 24 hours. The second Kona storm yesterday, it was about 12 hours of torrential rain. I’ve never seen it like this,” he said.
He posted videos on social media of the muddy ocean and rivers, capsized boats and flooding.
“In some of the parking lots the water is 68 inches deep, but there’s other areas it’s like 2 to 3 feet deep,” he said.
First responders rescued more than 200 people during the disaster.
No deaths were reported and no one was unaccounted for, though hundreds of homes throughout Hawaii are damaged.
Governor Josh Green said the cost of the storm could top $1 billion, including damage to airports, schools, roads, homes and a hospital in Maui.