City and state crews were working along the Woodlawn Drive Bridge in Mānoa, an area known for flooding, before both Hurricane Lala and Hurricane Lowell hit the islands.
Oʻahu residents can recall the 2004 Mānoa Valley Flood that took place on Halloween night and wiped out the University of Hawaiʻi campus, causing millions in damages.
Work is now underway in the Mānoa, Pālolo and Makiki streams to clear debris, made possible by an emergency fund of $9 million…