Natural disasters can be perilous for politicians. In Kauaʻi, Derek Kawakami is using Lowell to his advantage, without making it seem that way.

The wait time will be shorter in Princeville and areas more accessible to repair crews.

Radio is critical during disasters. Kauaʻi has again exposed that many stations lack generators and other equipment needed to stay on the air.

Roaring runoff from the hurricane wiped out a privately run water system serving about 100 homes. Should the utility have been better prepared?

Most of the pumps that deliver water from wells stopped working when the electricity was cut off. The county lacks emergency generators to run them all.

A multi-story apartment building for seniors was hit by flooding that wiped out its only elevator. There is no timeline for when it will be back in operation.

Emergency crews are flying in supplies to Nāhiku but a decades-long debate over who owns the bridge is complicating a long-term solution for this small community along the Road to Hāna.

The county created a new program to respond to disasters and the mayor is now planning to hire a recovery officer to head it.

A second body was discovered Tuesday. Local businesses remain battered and shuttered as people from around the Big Island step up to help.

The body of a Big Island woman who went missing after the storm was identified Tuesday.