Niʻihau
Island in Kauai County, HawaiiWikipedia
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Sep 16, 2026
Bernard CarvalhoGUEST
So for me, that's a big part, to do what I can to bring back to the table all of my experience and my understanding of government, from the c- uh, from being a department head to, um, I mean, uh, uh, from being a civil servant to a department head to mayor, you know, to all of it, and now running again.
Bernard CarvalhoGUEST
So I look forward to serving once again the people of Kauai and Niihau.
Bernard CarvalhoGUEST
And again, I just look forward to bringing back this style of leadership, which is collaboration and bringing people together.
Ryan Kalei TsujiHOST
A- and Mr. Rapozo, same question for you.
Catherine CruzHOST
Well, thank you for sharing those stories, because, you know, that's just it's so heartwarming to hear when people are in need and your friends and neighbors down the street, but then total strangers, too, just because the need is there.
Catherine CruzHOST
And I know folks were so worried about the families there on Niihau.
Catherine CruzHOST
And I know Mayor Kawakami said that he was in contact with him and said, hey, if you folks need help, please just let us know.
Catherine CruzHOST
Are you hearing anything from the community there?
Ron KouchiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So the best information I got is in advance of the storm, a lot of the residents came over to West Kauai where the other families are.
Ron KouchiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So the full population of Niihau wasn't on Niihau when it hit.
Ron KouchiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And the information from the Robinsons is that while there was damage, that everyone is okay.
Ron KouchiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And as the mayor said, you know, it is private property.
DougHOST
Because we were under a, in, on Oahu, we were under a tropical storm warning.
DougHOST
Kauai and Niihau, which is a small island just to the west of Kauai, full on hurricane warnings.
DougHOST
Lihue Airport closed for, like, 36 hours.
DougHOST
They were getting close to 100 mile an hour wind gusts.
DougHOST
We were totally fine.
DougHOST
Really no damage in Oahu, just some strong winds.
DougHOST
Kauai and Niihau got the worst of it.
DougHOST
For us, when we took off, though, it was gusting up to 50 miles an hour.
Casey LundHOST
The Maui Police Department is gonna assist with access control.
Grace LeeHOST
Families with ties to Niihau are rallying around the private island after Hurricane Lowell.
Grace LeeHOST
A Niihau descendant living on Kauai says that most residents evacuated before the storm arrived.
Grace LeeHOST
The Robinson family, which owns the island, told county officials that everyone is safe, but several buildings were destroyed.
Grace LeeHOST
Residents and their relatives are now organizing relief and supporting families affected by the storm.
Billy VHOST
Friday marked 34 years since Hurricane Iniki devastated the island of Kauai.
Analisa BurgosHOST
But this weekend many families are focused on another recovery, five days after Hurricane Lowell hit the Garden Isle and Niihau.
Analisa BurgosHOST
According to the latest numbers, KIUC is tracking 379 outages affecting 9,027 of its 36,326 customers.
Analisa BurgosHOST
And that means about 75% of customers now have power.
Michael GeorgeCORRESPONDENT
I'm Michael George with the effort to finally give closure to the victims' families.
Ashley NagaokaHOST
Hurricane Lowell came closest to the island of Niihau.
Ashley NagaokaHOST
What we know about the storm's impact there and how that private community is recovering.
Ashley NagaokaHOST
Plus, if you wanna help those, uh, impacted by Hurricane Lowell, Raquel Kalho has details from organizations on the ground that can help.
Larry GelwixHOST
Anyway, for Kathy and I, we love all the islands, but I think our favorite is the Garden Island of Kauai, where Captain James Cook landed there.
Larry GelwixHOST
On his Pacific voyage, Hurricane Lowell brought damaging winds, heavy rain and high surf as it passed west of the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Niihau early Tuesday.
Larry GelwixHOST
And it was, oh, my gosh, how do I explain it? Just really wracked the islands.
Larry GelwixHOST
Kauai is still assessing the damage, downed trees, debris.
Larry GelwixHOST
Reviewing the damage, the long queues formed at the airport trying to get out of the island, she said, this is Caroline Anderson, the interim president and CEO of Hawaii Tourism Authority, said, quote, our hope is that visitors will adjust their travel plans instead of canceling their trip to Hawaii altogether.
Larry GelwixHOST
It is recommended right now that you don't go to Kauai.
Larry GelwixHOST
And you can't go to Niihau, it's a private island, except on a helicopter tour.
Larry GelwixHOST
But what Hawaii tourism authority is saying, instead of canceling Kauai, go to a different island.
Brad BordessaHOST
And part of why I'm doing this podcast is to continue to point people to this GoFundMe hurricane relief fund.
Brad BordessaHOST
Because it's now been expanded to catch people who have also been impacted by Hurricane Lowell over on Kauai and Niihau.
Brad BordessaHOST
So if you have the means and you're able, throw some money in there or pick your favorite organization or find your favorite GoFundMe that you like.
Brad BordessaHOST
But definitely the need is great.
Kanoa LeaheyHOST
So, you know, we're glad that we are past this latest storm.
Kanoa LeaheyHOST
But it did have a really, really big impact, especially on parts of the islands of Kauai and Niihau and, you know, even some shores here on Oahu.
Kanoa LeaheyHOST
So we wish everybody the best out there.
Kanoa LeaheyHOST
But thanks, Paul.
Rick BlangiardiGUEST
I mean, I'm sorry for Mayor Kawakami and all the people in Kauai.
Rick BlangiardiGUEST
I haven't gotten an update on Nihau, but I'm sure they're impacted as well, you know.
Rick BlangiardiGUEST
And so...
Rick BlangiardiGUEST
Yeah, I mean, there's 73,000 people on Kauai.
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