Rising above their troubles

Ryan Collins / The Garden Island Little visual damage remains from the flood last year on the Anahola Stream, but the storm left its mark on bridges spanning the stream.
Ryan Collins / The Garden Island Debris still remains from last April's flood in the Anahola stream near Anahola Beach Park, just as the debate about who's responsibility it is to clean up lingers.

Ryan Collins / The Garden Island

Cheryl Gilbert points out where she remembers the flood water rising to on her step ladder. Gilbert and her husband rode out the storm in their house on the banks of the Anahola River.

Editor’s note: The Garden Island continues a series of stories on the one-year anniversary of flooding that devastated much of the island. We are looking at the impact of the flood, the recovery, how things stand today and what’s ahead.

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