Floodwaters lifted homes and cars, causing an estimated $1 billion in damage, and 5,500 people were under evacuation orders as a 120-year-old dam threatened to fail.

Torrential downpour and flash-flooding brings destruction to surfing’s hallowed ground on the North Shore of Oahu.

This is the worst flooding Oahu has seen in over two decades. Damage already tops $1 billion, and several additional inches of rain are expected in the coming days.

More than 200 people were rescued Friday as heavy rains pummeled the Hawaiian island of Oahu and triggered the worst flooding the island has in 20 years. Hawaii Gov.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for Molokai until 12:45 p.m. today as the Kona-low storm moves east over Maui County this morning. “At 9:34 a.m., radar indicated heavy rainfall with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour over southeast Molokai,