HONOLULU (KHON2) — When it came to the second Kona low storm, what did city officials know? And when did they know it? That’s what councilmembers are trying to figure out during a special hearing on Wednesday, April 4.
Residents are forced to evacuate their homes in the middle of the night. Flood waters rush through homes and streets across the island. Despite the massive amount of damage from back-to-back Kona low storms, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi says the city did the best it could under the circumstances.
“I don’t want to sound like we’re being defensive, and I’m not even making excuses for anything, but we’ve tried to respond to something that we didn’t really know was coming,” said Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi…