Waimea
Census-designated place in Kauai, HawaiiWikipedia
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Sep 23, 2026
Stephanie LumHOST
Aali'i Duglo has her story.
Ali IducloCORRESPONDENT
That is the sound of Adriana Carril's Waimea home shaking during Hurricane Lowell after a large albizia tree fell on it.
Ali IducloCORRESPONDENT
Alone at the Riverside house when it all happened, Carril thought it was the last thing she'd hear.
Adriana CarrilSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I was crying.
Mahealani RichardsonCORRESPONDENT
Their background shed and a playground were damaged, and they were surrounded by downed trees and power lines.
Mahealani RichardsonCORRESPONDENT
At 3.30 in the morning, the couple drove an hour and a half to the Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital on the west side in Waimea so Haley could give birth.
Mahealani RichardsonCORRESPONDENT
And the couple brought a chainsaw just in case the roads were blocked.
Mahealani RichardsonCORRESPONDENT
They made it through and had a safe delivery at the hospital.
Mahealani RichardsonCORRESPONDENT
Their background shed and a playground were damaged, and they were surrounded by downed trees and power lines.
Mahealani RichardsonCORRESPONDENT
At 3.30 in the morning, the couple drove an hour and a half to the Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital on the west side in Waimea so Haley could give birth.
Mahealani RichardsonCORRESPONDENT
And the couple brought a chainsaw just in case the roads were blocked.
Mahealani RichardsonCORRESPONDENT
They made it through and had a safe delivery at the hospital.
Steve UyeharaHOST
Just about 91% of the island does have power this morning, with just under 3,200 KIUC members still in the dark.
Steve UyeharaHOST
Pocket outages remain in portions of most communities between Moloaa and Waimea.
Steve UyeharaHOST
Kokee remains without power as well.
Steve UyeharaHOST
Now the water conservation notice has been lifted for the Hanapepe, Eleele, and Kekaha, Waimea water system service areas.
Grace LeeHOST
Hurricane Lowell did a number on Port Allen Harbor.
Grace LeeHOST
We're told that there are about 100 people whose livelihoods are directly tied to the harbor, an example of how one area of damage can have wide-ranging impacts.
Stephanie LumHOST
83% of the island back online with about 6,400 still in the dark.
Stephanie LumHOST
Pocket outages remain in portions of most communities between Moloaa and Waimea.
Stephanie LumHOST
Kokee remains without power.
Stephanie LumHOST
The water conservation notice has been lifted for the Hanapepe, Eleele, and Kekaha, Waimea water systems service areas.
Stephanie LumHOST
And two hurricane resource centers are now open for residents to access information on how to rebuild and recover at the Hanalei Neighborhood Center and at the Koloa Neighborhood Center.
Stephanie LumHOST
They're open from 9:00 to 6:00 PM.
Annalisa BurgosHOST
Raquel Calo has more.
Raquel KahloCORRESPONDENT
62-year-old Eben Manini has lived mauka of the Waimea and Kekaha area of West Kauai for about 20 years.
Raquel KahloCORRESPONDENT
He says he has enough food and water for himself, but he's worried about how long his supply will last for his 60 head of cattle.
Raquel KahloCORRESPONDENT
We were able to get him on FaceTime after he drove and then walked a few miles from his cabin to find a signal.
Eben ManiniSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Kekaha town, um, and separated from the Koke'e Highway leading to, um, the, the Waimea Canyon, about a mile and a half off of the highway.
Raquel KahloCORRESPONDENT
But the connection didn't last.
Raquel KahloCORRESPONDENT
After several attempts, we had to switch to a phone interview.
speaker_4UNKNOWN
Everything's shut down
Liz KreutzCORRESPONDENT
We journeyed further west into Waimea, passing crews working on power lines and cleaning up downed trees, and more long lines of cars.
Liz KreutzCORRESPONDENT
While along the coast...
Liz KreutzCORRESPONDENT
Wow, this whole pier washed away.
speaker_2HOST
The Kauai Island Utility Cooperative says roughly 56% of its members now have electricity.
speaker_2HOST
Restorations have taken place in areas such as Kapaa, Lihue, Koloa, Poipu, and Waimea.
speaker_2HOST
Power is also back on to the island's hospitals.
speaker_2HOST
KIUC says 63% of its transmission lines are now repaired and energized.
speaker_10SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Everything's shut down.
Liz KreutzCORRESPONDENT
We journeyed further west into Waimea, passing crews working on power lines and cleaning up downed trees and more long lines of cars.
Liz KreutzCORRESPONDENT
While along the coast...
Liz KreutzCORRESPONDENT
Wow, this whole pier washed away.
Donna Lynn LooGUEST
And, you know, my grandparents, they were of, and my dad were of the sugar plantation era.
Donna Lynn LooGUEST
So my grandparents lived in the Waimea sugar plantation camp and we'd spend our summers there while my parents were working.
Donna Lynn LooGUEST
And there was always someone that you could call on upon to help with the children.
Donna Lynn LooGUEST
And, you know, as my grandparents aged, it was a village that needed to help care for them.
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