Hawaii digs out from another round of flooding after surprise downpour

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(25 Mar 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Honolulu - 24 March 2026 1. Various of an excavator plowing mud in the neighborhood of Manoa 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor Rick Blangiardi, (I) Honolulu: ++PARTIALLY COVERED++ "We had no warning, and by every definition, as best as I understand it, this is a classic rain bomb. It just came down and dropped inches of rain within an hour, created unprecedented flooding, and it was really an element of surprise. We spent the last couple of weeks