Koloa

So this whole section from there to where you're standing was about four feet high.

Chad Schimelpfenig is dedicated to restoring Prince Kuhio Park at Hoaei Bay in Koloa.

If you can imagine the waves coming through and just rolling right through and pulling down decently heavy rocks.

Storm surge from Hurricane Lowell bulldozed Kauai's South Shore and left the park ravaged.

My initial reaction when people told me this, I was like, "There's absolutely no way that statue's moving."

It stands as a symbol of strength through repeated storms, and a call to the community that preserving the past is part of the path forward.

Reporting from Koloa, Mahealani Richardson, Hawaii News Now.

Hawaiian County Police now say a pickup truck that plowed into the Longs Drugs at Prince Kuhio Plaza in Hilo yesterday injured six people.

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Arrivals to Kauai are slowly going back up after taking a nosedive immediately after Hurricane Lowell three weeks ago.

Merchants in old Koloa town on Kauai's south shore say seeing tourists start to come back is a welcome sight.

Kauai arrivals came to a screeching halt the day after Lowell.

A week later, over 560 flew to Kauai.

That means over 98% of the island has service.

Food will be handed out today at St. Raphael Church in Koloa from 4 to 6 p.m. DHS staff will also be on site at both the Koloa and Hanalei Hurricane Resource Centers to provide in-person support with SNAP benefits for those who need it.

And a Kauai woman is grateful to be alive after she was trapped in her home during Lowell.

Aali Duclo has her story.

Now 91% of the island's power has been restored, and the Red Cross is still supporting the hardest hit communities.

Kauai has lifted water conservation notices for Hanalei, Kalaheo, Koloa, Poipu, and Lihue/Kapaa, including Puhi.

Restrictions remain for Anahola, Anini, Haena, Wainiha, and Kilauea.

Residents there should use water only for essential needs and avoid water that may be contaminated.

So then we had to start making some quick decisions, and like pretty heartbreaking.

Had to lay off more than half of our employees.

We had to close one of our locations in, um, Koloa, and that was just, you know, yesterday we had to close.

Kauai's mayor says the island's north shore is off limits.

We did the housing project, um, Kaneko'o, which is a, a kupuna housing right in Lihue.

Koa in Koloa and then Lima Ola.

So those are the projects that actually happened.

But in addition to that, like was mentioned, I think we gotta really look [laughs] at what resources we have, and then offer that to the people.

Two resource centers will open tomorrow.

One will be on the North Shore at the Hanalei Neighborhood Center, and one on the South Shore at the Koloa Neighborhood Center.

Both will operate from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

Residents can meet with nonprofit and agency staff in person for assistance with recovery needs.

At our Kaimuki branch church located at 1361 Palolo Avenue, gospel services are held on Wednesday evenings only at 7:00 PM.

The same schedule is observed by neighbor island branch churches, as services are also conducted by Pastor Reginald V. Casarena Senior in Kanaka Kai, Molokai, by Pastor Walter I. Tinaloa in Hilo, Hawaii, by Pastor Leonard Q. Asangol Senior in Koloa, Kauai, by Pastor Hannibal Espera in Balogo, Pika, Hawaiian, and by Pastor Vesper Espera in President Roxas, Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines.

At our Maui branch church in Lahaina, Maui, services are held every second Sunday of the month.

You are welcome to attend these services regardless of church affiliations.

The Kauai Island Utility Cooperative says roughly 56% of its members now have electricity.

Restorations have taken place in areas such as Kapaa, Lihue, Koloa, Poipu, and Waimea.

Power is also back on to the island's hospitals.

KIUC says 63% of its transmission lines are now repaired and energized.