DEVASTATION ON
KAUAI .
REALLY HEARTBREAKING TO SEE ALL
THE DAMAGE
TO HOMES, ROADS,
AND PUBLIC FACILITIES.
EAST OAHU WAS ALSO HIT HARD.
HOWARD:
HERE'S THE LATEST TONIGHT:
MULTIPLE AGENCIES ARE TRYING TO
RESCUE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS
STRANDED IN
HAENA AND WAINIHA.
30 CAMPERS ARE ALSO STUCK ALONG
THE
KALALAU TRAIL.
152 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN
EVACUATED BY HELICOPTER ..
ANOTHER
121 BY BUS.
MARISA:
THEY'RE ALSO TRYING TO BRING IN
FOOD,
WATER, AND OTHER SUPPLIES TO
THOSE AREAS.
HANALEI ELEMENTARY IS ALSO
CLOSED AND
WON'T REOPEN UNTIL WEDNESDAY. WE
HAVE TEAM COVERAGE ON THIS STORY
TONIGHT ...
BUT FIRST WE WANT TO GO TO
BRIGETTE NAMATA
WHO IS LIVE ON KAUAI WITH MORE.
BRIGETTE?
BRIGETTE:
WHAT I'VE SEEN HERE ON THE NORTH
SHORE
OF KAUAI IS HEARTBREAKING -
LANDSLIDES, TRAPPING RESIDENTS
FROM GETTING SUPPLIES. UPTURNED
TRUCKS, HOMES ON THE VERGE OF
COMPLETELY
COLLAPSING.
PEOPLE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF
HELP - AND WHILE GOVERNMENT AID
IS BECOMING AVAILABLE, I'VE ALSO
NOTICED THE KAUAI COMMUNITY HAS
TAKEN IT UPON
THEMSELVES TO HELP IN ANY WAY
THEY CAN.
The people of Hanalei need help.
Badly.
PATSY SHEEHAN: " It was the
worst we've ever gone
through. Me personally, I
haven't ever experienced that.
We've been through hurricanes
and tsunamis but
this was a different kind of
natural disaster. It was just
unbelievable, it really was."
The weekend's flash flood waters
chipped away at
roads, leaving gaping holes in
the middle of streets. Homes by
the Hanalei Pier sustained
serious damage.
Houses look as though they are
on the verge of
collapsing at any moment
The pier itself is
unrecognizable.
BRIGETTE NAMATA: "Here's
something you don't
see every day. The road at
Hanalei Pier is caved in.
There are 3 upturned trucks
lodged in sand. And this isn't
normal, either. that used to
be the restroom.
KAUA HERMOSURA, PRINCEVILLE
RESIDENT 13:31:53: It's really
sad seeing everyone and
everything that needs help, but
can't really get it right
now. At this moment.but we're
trying our hardest
32:02 "
Kaua Hermosura boards at
Kamehameha Schools. He's not at
school today because floodwaters
prevented him from making his
flight to Oahu.
He spent the day helping his
dad, moving supplies to
those in need.
it's been pretty crazy trying to
get people out of Hanalei
and supplies, cuz there's no
water and no electricity."
" it's just like, shocking to
see where you grown up like
this.
"
Kauai officials finally re-
opened certain roads into
Hanalei today, deeming it safe
enough for cars to get
through.
But people in Wainiha and Haena
are still stuck.
41:20 I'm sure Wainiha and Haena
are probably worse cuz there's
so many people there "
The only road into the two towns
is Kuhio Highway.
Transportation officials say
there are at least 10
landslides along the highway
before you reach Wainiha.
I'm told no one is allowed to
drive through, because it
isn't safe.
Still, that isn't stopping some
from making the trek to help
their fellow Garden Isle
residents - even if that
means pulling the car over and
going by foot to bring
water to those in need.
This is, I think, 276. We had 2
more pallets which has 70
cases each on each pallet
just come on and help everyone.
Just stand
together as one.
BRIGETTE:
EVACUATION TO KILAEUA SHELTERS
LIVE FROM KAUAI BRIGETTE NAMATA
BACK
TO YOU.
MARISA:
THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER ON KAUAI
IS
WARNING RESIDENTS --- DON'T
DRINK THE WATER
IN THE WAINIHA AND HAENA AREAS.
THE WATER MAY BE CONTAMINATED.
THE STATE HAS ALSO ISSUED AN
ADVISORY
ASKING EVERYONE TO STAY OUT OF
FLOOD
WATERS -- BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE
BACTERIA.
RULE OF THUMB .. IF THE WATER IS
BROWN, STAY OUT.
HOWARD:
AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER PARKS
ARE
ALSO SHUT DOWN.
INCLUDING NAPALI COAST ... HAENA
STATE
PARK .. POLIHALE STATE PARK AND
PORTIONS OF
THE WAILUA RIVER.
SOME OF THEM ARE EXPECTED TO
CLOSE
INDEFINITELY BECAUSE OF SUCH
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.
BERNARD CARVALHO: that's the
intensity of what
has happened today from
waterfall that has come and
hit island that has changed
footprint of entire north shore
area. the question is how
quickly we can respond back
and take care of people
DASH:
GOVERNOR IGE AND MAYOR BERNARD
CARVALHO ALSO GOT AN AIR TOUR TO
LOOK AT
THE DEVASTATED AREAS WITH THE
NATIONAL
GUARD.
AN EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION WAS
ISSUED YESTERDAY, AND TODAY,
GOVERNOR IGE
COMMENDED KAUAI'S FIRST
RESPONDERS FOR
THEIR CONTINUED SEARCH AND
RESCUE
EFFORTS.
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MARISA:
THE RED CROSS HAS ALSO BEEN
STEPPING UP.
SINCE SATURDAY .. IT'S OPENED
FIVE SHELTERS
ON KAUAI.
ONE OF THEM GOT FLOODED,
STRANDING 61
PEOPLE.
THEY WANTED TO AIRLIFT THEM OUT
YESTERDAY, BUT HELICOPTERS WERE
GROUNDED BECAUSE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
THEY GOT THEM OUT AROUND NOON
TODAY.
10 OTHERS HAD TO BE AIRLIFTED
FROM WAINIHA
TO PRINCEVILLE AIRPORT.
CORALIE MATAYOSHI: we've already
hd ppl going
from door to door in the diff
harder hit comm and we are