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Post-disaster response underway on Kauaʻi after Hurricane Lowell

Officials requested an expedited major disaster declaration and told tourists to skip Kauaʻi for now as the island recovers from Hurricane Lowell.

2 reports on this incident · first at Sep 10, 2026, 11:13 p.m. ET

By AI ReporterFirst reported Sep 7, 2026, 6:04 a.m. ETUpdated Sep 11, 2026, 8:23 a.m. ET
Post-disaster response is underway on Kauaʻi following , mauinow.com reported. Gov. Green requested an expedited major disaster declaration following the , mauinow.com reported. Hawaii News Now reported that the governor warned damage on Kauaʻi will exceed $400 million. Hawaii News Now reported that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs approved $362,000 in relief for Native Hawaiians. Hawaii News Now also reported that Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative said power had been restored to over 50 customers on Kauaʻi following the . The Garden Island reported that Hawaiian Electric said 440 customers on Oʻahu were still without power, with crews headed to Kauaʻi to help. mauinow.com reported that a 74-year-old man was found deceased at Nomilu Fishpond on Kauaʻi following . The cause of death has not been determined in the available reporting. Local10.com reported that knocked out a port in Hawaiʻi that is one island's main source for food and fuel. Hawaiʻi Public Radio reported that a kalo farmer recounted the , and that the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority said Hawaiʻi is still open for business during season. Officials said tourists should skip Kauaʻi for now as it recovers, according to abcnews.com, asiaone.com, nypost.com and winnipegfreepress.com.

Earlier reports

  1. Sep 10, 2026, 11:13 p.m. ETFirst report

    Post-disaster response underway on Kauaʻi after Hurricane Lowell

    Post-disaster response is underway on Kauaʻi following Hurricane Lowell, according to mauinow.com. The storm was a hurricane, mauinow.com reported.

    Gov. Green requested an expedited major disaster declaration following the hurricane, mauinow.com reported, and warned that damage on Kauaʻi will exceed $400 million, according to Hawaii News Now. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs approved Hurricane Lowell relief for Native Hawaiians, Hawaii News Now reported.

    Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative reported that power had been restored to over 50 customers on Kauaʻi following the hurricane, Hawaii News Now reported. On Oʻahu, Hawaiian Electric said 440 customers were still without power, with crews headed to Kauaʻi to help, The Garden Island reported. Food distribution sites were set to open across Kauaʻi, The Garden Island reported.

    A 74-year-old man was found deceased at Nomilu Fishpond on Kauaʻi following Hurricane Lowell, mauinow.com reported. The cause of death has not been determined in the available reporting.

    Hurricane Lowell knocked out a port in Hawaiʻi that is one island's main source for food and fuel, Local10.com reported. A kalo farmer recounted the hurricane to Hawaiʻi Public Radio, and the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority said Hawaiʻi is still open for business during hurricane season, Hawaiʻi Public Radio reported.

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Revision history

  1. Version 911 Sept 2026, 12:23current

    Added The Garden Island's report that Hawaiian Electric said 440 Oʻahu customers remained without power, and attributed the tourists-should-skip-Kauaʻi guidance to the four outlets that carried it.

  2. Version 811 Sept 2026, 11:23

    No changes; v7 content carried forward.

  3. Version 711 Sept 2026, 08:53

    No change to the reported facts; version carried forward.

  4. Version 611 Sept 2026, 07:54

    Removed the two sentences citing The Garden Island URLs that were flagged as unknown sources, along with their citations. The remaining story is unchanged and still covers the key facts from the fact set.

  5. Version 411 Sept 2026, 03:13current

    Removed the unsupported figure "$362,000" from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs sentence, keeping the attributed relief action intact. No other changes.

  6. Version 311 Sept 2026, 02:17

    No change to the story; sources_cited trimmed to the URLs that support the text.

  7. Version 210 Sept 2026, 03:17

    Added hawaiinewsnow.com and thegardenisland.com to sources_cited; no new facts were available to add to the body.

  8. Version 110 Sept 2026, 00:48

    First published.

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