Dozens of Oahu homes damaged by recent flooding

KANEOHE, Hawaii (Island News) — Weekend downpours turned the normally tranquil waterfall along the Kea’ahala Stream into raging rapids.

“Occasionally the stream rages, when there’s a lot of rain coming from the mountains, but Saturday was definitely the most rain I’ve ever seen come down. There was a huge amount of water, and it was very brown just rushing through the waterfall,” said Kaneohe resident Melissa May.

As more than 2 feet of rain poured down on parts of Oahu, the stream spilled over the only walkway to May’s home…

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