LIHU‘E — A flash flood watch remained in effect for Kaua‘i through late last night and some students got to go home early, but otherwise the remnants of Felicia were relatively mild Wednesday with some gusty winds and scattered showers.
LIHU‘E — A flash flood watch remained in effect for Kaua‘i through late last night and some students got to go home early, but otherwise the remnants of Felicia were relatively mild Wednesday with some gusty winds and scattered showers.
Hanalei Elementary School students, as well as those students who live north of the Hanalei Bridge and attend Kapa‘a Middle and High schools, were released at 10 a.m. due to inclement weather, according to a release from Complex Area Superintendent William Arakaki.
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources reopened some state parks and forest reserves on Maui and the Big Island after Felicia weakened. Issuance of camping permits for Na Pali Coast State Park should resume by Friday, a release says.
Closure days may be extended depending on the storm status and any damages suffered. DLNR will announce the reopening of these areas once they are assessed and determined to be safe.
Felicia was downgraded to a tropical depression by the time it reached the Garden Isle after peaking last week as a hurricane with 140-mph winds.
In t he 24-hour period ending at 2 p.m. Wednesday, less than a half inch of rain fell in Po‘ipu, an inch in Kalaheo, three-quarters of an inch on the Eastside and between a half inch and two inches on the North Shore, according to the National Weather Service.
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