New Year's Eve Flood on Oahu, Hawaii
The flood that greeted the new year in 1988 brought home the uncomfortable realization that many suburban areas of eastern Oahu are at risk from sudden and, in some cases, unpredictable flooding. Torrential rains fell over the southeastern portion of the island on New Year''s Eve, precipitating major flooding in several suburban neighborhoods and resulting in $34 million in damages. Neither the cu...
The flood that greeted the new year in 1988 brought home the uncomfortable realization that many suburban areas of eastern Oahu are at risk from sudden and, in some cases, unpredictable flooding. Torrential rains fell over the southeastern portion of the island on New Year''s Eve, precipitating major flooding in several suburban neighborhoods and resulting in $34 million in damages. Neither the cu...
