Following Hurricane Lowell, the Hawaii National Guard mobilized over 300 personnel beginning September 7 to assist with road clearance, search and rescue, water distribution, and emergency power across Maui and Kauai. Maui operations included high-water vehicle teams responding to flooding along Honoapiilani Highway near Olowalu.
- Task Force Maui deployed High Water Vehicle teams to flooded Honoapiilani Highway in the Olowalu area, transporting civilians and recovering a stranded ambulance.
- Over 300 National Guard personnel have been deployed statewide, with ongoing reinforcements sent to Kauai from neighboring islands including Maui.
- Guard operations have included road clearing, aerial damage assessments, search and rescue, potable water distribution, and emergency generator installation.
- Governor Green described Kauai’s devastation as immense, warning that the road to recovery will be long.
- Lihue Airport on Kauai was reopened September 8 with Guard assistance transporting TSA personnel via Black Hawk helicopter.
Source: Maui Now
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