The Latest: Big Island resident says he’s trapped in home
A resident says he's trapped in his house in an exclusive neighborhood with million-dollar homes in the main town on
He heard what sounded like bricks falling Thursday night. It turned out to be strong water that made the pavement peel up and left a gaping hole.
Lawson says he watched as firefighters used ropes to pull out two people trapped in a car that got stuck in the hole.
Authorities knocked on his door and said he should voluntarily evacuate, but he's staying put because he has electricity and food.
He says it's not known if the fire is related to
It's burning on a dry side of
Two brush fires are burning on
The
But
He warned people to stay indoors.
Authorities have closed
Officials are repeating over loudspeakers: "Please get out of the water! It's very dangerous! Thank you."
Officials in
One fire forced people to leave a storm shelter and burned one woman in the tourist town of Lahaina.
He says both fires are close to being contained but doesn't have estimates yet on whether houses burned.
Werner says it's starting to drizzle but "the wind is cranking" and poses problems for crews battling the flames.
The state
They say if the water is brown, stay out.
Dozens of people are still swimming and surfing off the famed Waikiki Beach in
Comic artists, writers and voice actors were among those originally expected to attend.
The hurricane also is prompting the closure of schools and
The agency also has plans to move supplies to the islands hit hardest after the storm. It says about 2,000 people are in shelters, mostly in
It's not clear what caused the fire, which ignited as rain and wind lashed the island.
A woman who lives on the same street where six people were rescued from flooding as a hurricane hit
She says trees and boulders blocked emergency vehicles from getting through, and officials warned neighbors to leave the area while they could.
Henricks and her family decided to stay for now. She says she's lucky her house hasn't flooded, though waters have receded a bit.
About 2,600 customers lack power on
Power outages affected about 4,000 people on the
More than 3,000 lost power overnight on
Rosegg says crews are trying to restore power to as many as possible before the worst of the storm hits the state's most populated island. He says workers will be out until it's no longer safe.
The
It's still raining on the east side of the island, where crews are busy responding to landslides.
Okabe says there's waist-high flooding all over
Hawaii County Civil Defense spokeswoman
Road closures "seem to be changing by the minute." She says when crews clear a road, landslides block other roads.
Officials say three major roads were closed Friday because of flash flooding. Numerous secondary roads also were closed.
More than 30 inches (76 centimeters) of rain associated with the hurricane has fallen on the
Multiple landslides could force more closures. Officials say there's currently only one highway for travel across the island.
On
On
He says hills and valleys of west
Antone says homes may have been destroyed but that had not been confirmed.
A woman burned on the hands and legs was flown to
A brushfire on
Officials as a precaution moved 26 people who evacuated because of the hurricane from a shelter at a Lahaina school to a civic center.
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The hurricane is moving away from the
The hurricane center is about 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of
Chevalier says a big concern is heavy rain flowing fast off the islands' mountains and joining anticipated high surf and storm surge.
He says that leaves coastal areas vulnerable to flooding.
The
The hurricane's maximum sustained winds are now near 110 mph (175 kph) with higher gusts.
The service says some weakening is expected Friday but that the hurricane is expected to remain dangerous as it approaches
Hurricane warnings are in effect for the islands of
The service says Lane's center will move dangerously close to some islands later Friday and Friday night.
Federal officials say it's still unclear exactly how close
The Category 3 hurricane has maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (193 kph).
Federal Emergency Management Administrator
He says
Lane was already lashing
The
The NWS says wind gusts of 51 mph (82 kph) have been recorded on
The dangerous Category 3 hurricane is heading north with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (193 kph). Forecasters say it will move close to or over portions of
Forecasters say
The dangerous Category 3 hurricane is heading north with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. It has lashed
Sirens wailed while workers piled sandbags in front of hotels and police blared warnings to tourists to leave the world-famous Waikiki Beach on
Emergency crews rescued five
The Latest: Hurricane is weakening but still powerful
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