HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR12_29_18_FFW� THE COUNTY OF KAUA'I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
mq MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
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News Release
For Immediate Release: December 29, 2018
KAUA'I EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
ELTON USHIO, ADMINISTRATOR
Tel (808) 241-1800
Fax (808) 241-1860
1 P.M. UPDATE: Flash Flood Warning expires while K0hi6 Highway near
Hanalei Bridge remains closed
The Flash Flood Warning for the islands of Kauai and Niihau has expired, according to
the National Weather Service. However, Kuhi6 Highway in the vicinity of the Hanalei Bridge
remains closed until further notice due to flooding. The highway will reopen as soon as it is safe
for travel.
State Department of Transportation crews have cleared a landslide that occurred earlier
on Kuhi6 Highway in Hanalei.
The section of Kuhi6 Highway between Waikoko and Wainiha was also closed for
roughly two hours this morning due to flooding. The roadway has since reopened and the
convoys have resumed on a holiday schedule. The public is reminded that this area is open to
local residents only. Access beyond the Wainiha checkpoint requires a placard issued by the
county.
For updates on road conditions and closures, please call 241-1725. Please do not call
Kauai police 911 unless you have an emergency.
For weather updates call the National Weather Service automated weather line at 245-
6001, or visit the NWS website, www.weather.gov/hawaii.
To sign up for Blackboard Connect, the county's emergency notification service, please
go to the county's website, www.kauai.gov, or call the Kauai Emergency Management Agency
at 241-1800.