Ripped from the headlines of the Honolulu Star Bulletin, Hawaii's oldest daily newspaper:
"Bad weather again flooded roads, caused sewage spills and even prompted a tornado warning on Kauai...The rains picked up as Mayor Mufi Hannemann, touring flood-damaged areas on Oahu, said it's likely Honolulu suffered more than $2.7 million in damages since Thursday."
(2.7 million is a significant figure, it's the threshold amount that triggers aid from the fine folks at FEMA).
Disclaimer: I am not complaining about the Hawaiian "sunshine" we've been having since Thursday. I know it's freezing at home AND raining. However, I post these pics, taken from my porch (the lanai), just to show the sheer awesomeness of the rain and how cool palm trees look when they're being blown around. That and I was finally able to work into a blog that the Mayor's name is Mufi. Fist pump.
