Imminent failure risk at Wahiawa Dam triggers emergency evacuations in Haleiwa and Waialua, Hawaii

"Wahiawa Dam on the island of Oʻahu, Hawaii, was placed under an imminent failure risk

alert on March 20, prompting emergency management authorities to issue evacuation orders for downstream communities exposed to potential life-threatening flooding.
The evacuation zone includes parts of Haleiwa and Waialua along the Kaukonahua Stream system, where officials warned that a failure of the dam could generate rapid-onset flooding affecting populated low-lying areas. Authorities instructed residents to leave immediately and avoid delaying evacuation to gather belongings." W