The Maui Emergency Management Agency is asking residents and visitors to stay off roadways unless travel is essential during the severe weather event that began Saturday and is anticipated to extend into Tuesday.

Hāna Highway via Haʻikū and Kaupō has been restricted to local access only due to safety concerns from fallen trees and landslides.

Traffic light at Wakea and Kamehameha avenues in Kahului is blinking due to electrical error. Treat any traffic light that is out or malfunctioning as a four-way stop.

Shelters

Unsheltered individuals seeking dry shelter during the storm may go directly to Ka Hale A Ke Ola Homeless Resource Center in Wailuku and must sign in at the operations desk for assistance. Shelter space available through the severe weather event will be located in the cafeteria of KHAKO.

MEMA has been working with American Red Cross and has identified shelters for the general public that can be opened in vulnerable areas should impacts warrant evacuation.

Parks and facility closures

Kepaniwai Heritage Park in ʻĪao Valley was closed Sunday due to rising waters and rain safety concerns.

Waiehu Municipal Golf Course and Kanaha Beach Park third entrance were closed Saturday due to flooding and fallen trees.

County response

The county’s Emergency Operations Center went into partial activation Sunday morning.

Maui police have increased staffing, and the Department of Public Works has been cleaning drains and culverts throughout the county.

The Department of Water Supply and Department of Environmental Management topped off fuel tanks and preparing generators.

Warning in effect

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a flood watch and high wind warning for the Hawaiian islands through Monday afternoon.

The high wind warning predicts east winds of 25 to 45 mph with gusts more than 60 mph.

A flood advisory is in effect until 12:15 p.m. Sunday for Molokai.

NWS has said during weather briefings that Maui County is predicted to have the most significant impacts.