8:30 a.m.
The Maui Emergency Management Agency has issued evacuation warnings for Central Molokai areas of Kapaakea Hawaiian Homes along Kamehameha V Highway, and for Kalamaula area, west of Kaunakakai, due to flash flooding.
Warnings and advisories are not mandatory evacuation orders, officials said.
A shelter opened at 7 a.m. today at the county’s Kaunakakai Gym, 180 Ala Malama Ave., in Kaunakakai.
To view whether your neighborhood is under MEMA evacuation warning or advisory, visit Genasys Protect app at protect.genasys.com.
An evacution warning means there is a potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with livestock and pets, may consider leaving early, MEMA officials said.
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Molokai is under a flash flood warning until 11:30 a.m.
“At 8:15 a.m. radar indicated heavy showers and thunderstorms continuing to move over Molokai,” the National Weather Service warning said. “The most intense rainfall has been observed over southeast Molokai, where rain is falling at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour. Water levels remain elevated in Kawela Gulch and Halawa Stream. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.”
All islands, except Kauai, are under a flood watch through this afternoon.
12:30 a.m.
A flood advisory for Molokai has been extended until 3:30 a.m.
The National Weather Service reported heavy showers and thunderstorms developing and tracking northeast over the eastern parts of the island.
Some locations that will experience flooding include Ualapue, Kamalo, Pukoo, Kalaupapa National Park, Kawela, Halawa Valley, Kaunakakai and Kualapuu.