HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-02-17_140pmUpdateDEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: February 17, 2021
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
KAUA‘I EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
ELTON USHIO, ADMINISTRATOR
(808) 241-1800
1:40 P.M. UPDATE: Kūhiō Highway near Hanalei Bridge reopens
Both lanes of Kūhiō Highway in the vicinity of the Hanalei Bridge are now open. A Flash Flood
Watch for Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau remains in effect through Thursday afternoon.
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that leads to flash flooding. Residents
and visitors should monitor the weather and be prepared to take action in the event that a Flash Flood
Warning is issued.
For updates on road conditions and closures, please call 241-1725. Please do not call Kaua‘i
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 Kaua‘i Emergency Management Agency at 241-1800.
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