{"id":94773,"date":"2026-03-15T05:19:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T08:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/reservoir-check-drifting-house-power-outages-among-honolulu-storm-recovery-efforts\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T05:19:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T08:19:53","slug":"reservoir-check-drifting-house-power-outages-among-honolulu-storm-recovery-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/reservoir-check-drifting-house-power-outages-among-honolulu-storm-recovery-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Reservoir check, drifting house, power outages among Honolulu storm recovery efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"


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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – As winds died down and rains subsided, Honolulu residents dealt with the aftermath of the powerful storm Saturday, including widespread power outages, closed businesses and disrupted traffic.<\/p>\n

Hardware store serves customers in the dark<\/h2>\n

At City Mill in Hawaii Kai, staff operated on a propane generator and cash-only basis, escorting a steady stream of customers through the darkened store.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were just happy that this store was here and helping everybody out \u2014 we were just picking up an extension cord so our generator can run upstairs,\u201d said Keola Takayama.<\/p>\n

Jeremy Hannon, a Waimanalo homeowner, said he came to the store after his house leaked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a little home, and it\u2019s flooded upstairs, so we\u2019re buying some things to squeeze things out and reseal up the window so we don\u2019t have another disaster today,\u201d Hannon said.<\/p>\n

Dylan Cooke, City Mill Hawaii Kai supervisor, said handling customers in the dark store is part of how staff are trained to stay open during outages.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of the staff on hand, we have to be one-on-one with the guests who are walking through the store,\u201d Cooke said.<\/p>\n

Outages snarl traffic, close businesses<\/h2>\n

The power outage closed many businesses, including gas stations and most of the Hawaii Kai Towne Center. Traffic was snarled by inoperable traffic signals and by residents leaving for parts of town that still had power.<\/p>\n

Without electricity or cell service, some residents described how they passed the time. Eero Hannon, asked what he was doing for fun, said he was playing \u201cvideo games that don\u2019t need Wifi.\u201d<\/p>\n

Water supply crews inspect Nuuanu reservoir<\/h2>\n

In Nuuanu, the Board of Water Supply was pumping water from one of the reservoirs closest to residential areas, sending it down Pali Highway, and inspecting the berm of the dam. The stream from the reservoir remained within its banks.<\/p>\n

Near a home just below the reservoir, Ryan Ishihara described the overnight storm.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rain was kind of heavy, the wind was pretty strong, blowing up against the house, blowing through the louvers, through some of the side doors,\u201d Ishihara said. \u201cThe stream was going pretty heavy, was going really, really fast.\u201d<\/p>\n

Floating house travels to Kalihi Stream<\/h2>\n

Along Keehi Lagoon, residents of shacks tucked near the water returned by rafts and small boats. A two-story floating house<\/a> was also relocated by the storm.<\/p>\n

During the storm, which was previously on the south bank of Keehi Stream, and then moved last year to the North bank to avoid authorities, it was apparently washed out of Keehi Stream last night, into the lagoon, and then blown back by wind before grounding in Kalihi Stream.<\/p>\n

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The fire department was called to rescue anyone inside the structure. When crews reached it, no one was found inside.<\/p>\n