Kauai residents prepare for potential Hurricane Lowell outages, disruptions
POʻIPŪ, Kauaʻi (HawaiiNewsNow) - Residents on Kauaʻi who are all too familiar with the destruction a major storm can bring are taking no chances as Hurricane Lowell approaches the state. Many spent Friday securing their properties and purchasing emergency supplies. While the latest models indicate Lowell’s track is shifting further west away from the islands, the system remains too close for comfort for survivors of Hurricane Iniki. Although more than 30 years have passed since that powerful 1992 storm devastated the Garden Isle, memories of its destruction remain vivid for many local families. “Parts of our house flew off. And we’re sitting in the hallway, kind of huddled together,” Hanapēpē resident Marla Kitaguchi said, “so scary to have that same kind of track.” Kauai stores ‘overrun with people’ preparing for Hurricane Lowell Hurricane Lowell preparations on Kauai evoke memories of Iniki Stores overwhelmed by storm preparation Crowds descended upon major retailers like Costco and Home Depot on Friday.
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We want to do the best thing for the marathon and the runners,” he said. “So we take all that information together and just make the best decision possible.” Organizers have established a final deadline of 6 p.m. The Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative warned residents to prepare for the possibility of power outages starting Monday into Tuesday.
