Breaking: Haleiwa residents allowed to return back to the first jewel of the Triple Crown as threat of “catastrophic flooding, general apocalyptic hoo-ha” subsides!

Feat. Jack Johnson.

Oahu’s North Shore felt the brunt of a very mean Pacific storm, yesterday, and many Haleiwa residents were forced to evacuate as officials feared “catastrophic flooding.”

While not as mean as the world’s greatest surfer Kelly Slater, the storm system dumped much water on the island, destroying roads and swelling rivers.

The National Weather Service described the usually tranquil Opaeula Stream, flowing through town, as “particularly dangerous” with levels rising from 4 to 16 feet Hawaiian.

Locals described the terror they felt as the sky opened up and poured down its savagery upon them.

“It was kind of dry and then all of a sudden!” One couple said. “… We thought we were gonna be OK and the next minute it was on our stoop and another few minutes it was going to be in the house.”

While not as savage as the 11-time world champion, it still sounds scary.

The storm system also soaked Maui, Kauai and the Big Island and Oahu’s south shore where a gushing river washed an unsuspecting man away.

The song and bath time fun man Jack Johnson was videoed saving lives earlier.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMP9Dv1nNCZ/

Extremely brave.

Not the hero we deserve but have nonetheless.

Thoughts etc.

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John Non John
John Non John
5 years ago

That is a rotten flood in a pretty neat neighborhood. Are the North Shore surf brand corporate houses OK?

MMA is gay.

CloverSki
CloverSki
5 years ago
Reply to  John Non John

Yez. Mostly localized to south town. Almost everything N of the bridge by killer tacos was ok.

JOB's second chin
JOB's second chin
5 years ago

https://www.kitv.com/story/…

Looks like there’s going to be an acai shortage in Hanalei.

Black Rubber
Black Rubber
5 years ago

That was a particularly enjoyable article, Chas. Thanks.

4-16 ft Hawaiian killed me.

J H
J H
5 years ago

One of my favorite places…North Shore Goodies…is looking kind of rough in the footage I’ve seen.

Hopefully they are okay.

Someone else posted footage on Instagram of flooding on Ke-Nui Road in front of Pipe.

No word if JOB had water in the house.

FelipesFrontFoot
FelipesFrontFoot
5 years ago
Reply to  J H

Only Redbull

V3 Rocket
V3 Rocket
5 years ago

JJ makes Vanilla music, but seems like cool regular cool guy yeah

Party Pete
Party Pete
5 years ago
Reply to  V3 Rocket

Like vanilla ice, I guess.

Captain Goodvibes
Captain Goodvibes
5 years ago
Reply to  Party Pete

or Milli Vanilli

channelbottom
channelbottom
5 years ago

Pretty stoked for this weekends surf.
Got a new secondhand board to try out. https://uploads.disquscdn.c…

Eddie Haiku
Eddie Haiku
5 years ago
Reply to  channelbottom

Glad they pulled the tail
Otherwise you’d get hung up
In da barrel man

Greebnurt Hurkurmurgurt
Greebnurt Hurkurmurgurt
5 years ago
Reply to  channelbottom

Need more volume!!!

toaster redux
toaster redux
5 years ago

It’s better for everyone if JJ is doing something other than performing

JOB's second chin
JOB's second chin
5 years ago

Many a lifted truck hater silenced on Kam hwy yesterday.

Eddie Haiku
Eddie Haiku
5 years ago

The internal rage
From the son of an alcho
Is on full display

The guilt of the Dad
Who wasn’t ever present
Also on display

Ageing gracefully
Is certainly not a part
Of Kelly’s life plan


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