As the Kona low storm rumbled through the islands, four people and a dog living under a Honolulu bridge watched the water rise on Friday morning. Brown and full of debris, it moved fast. And faster.
Soon, they found themselves trapped on pillar platforms of the bridge near Kaimukī High School, according to witnesses who called 911.
Honolulu firefighters responded after 11:30 a.m. Fire Capt. Keopele Gowan described the scene that unfolded: As rain pelted them, rescuers in red helmets and lifejackets clambered down the muddy banks and climbed down a ladder to reach the two women and two men stranded below…