HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-03-10_930UpdateDEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: March 10, 2021
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
KAUA‘I EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
ELTON USHIO, ADMINISTRATOR
(808) 241-1800
9:30 P.M. UPDATE: Flash Flood Warning expires, Kūhiō Highway near Hanalei Bridge
remains closed
The Flash Flood Warning for the island of Kaua‘i has expired, according to the National Weather
Service. A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Friday 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.
Both lanes of Kūhiō Highway, on the Princeville-side of the Hanalei Bridge, remain closed due to
a rockslide. Motorists should anticipate an extended closure of this portion of the highway until further
notice.
Kūhiō Highway, at mile marker 4.5 in the vicinity of Waikoko, is currently open to one lane of
alternating traffic.
Please stay tuned to local media for updates on road closures.
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/hfo.
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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