...FLOOD WATCH FOR MAUI COUNTY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...FLOOD WATCH FOR OAHU STARTING AT 6AM THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...FLOOD WATCH STARTING AT 6AM THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Oahu.
* WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Flood prone roads and other low lying areas may be
closed due to elevated runoff and overflowing streams. Urban areas
may receive more significant flooding and property damage due to
rapid runoff.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A surface trough will act as a focus for heavy showers and
thunderstorms over Oahu through the weekend. The bulk of the
rainfall is expected to fall over windward slopes and coasts,
but some heavy showers could spread to leeward areas, where
stream flow could also become elevated.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
&&
Weather Alert
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Northeast winds increasing to 25 to 30 kt with higher
gusts and seas building 10 to 13 feet.
* WHERE...Oahu Windward Waters, Oahu Leeward Waters and Kaiwi
Channel.
* WHEN...Until 6 PM HST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions.
&&
A Honolulu police sergeant is being praised for helping to save a woman's life while he was off duty.
KAILUA (KITV4) -- A Honolulu Police Department sergeant is being praised for helping to save a woman's life while he was off duty.
It happened on Wednesday morning at Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union in Kailua.
Karen Fujimoto posted on Stolen Stuff Hawaii's Facebook page on Wednesday: "I want to send out a thank you to the off duty police officer that performed CPR on my mother this morning at the credit union. You saved her life!"
The post already has more than 1,600 "likes" and nearly 100 positive comments.
Sgt. Freddie Degala is the police officer who helped. He works in District 4, which is on the Windward side of Oahu.
Degala said he went to the bank on his day off. He said he saw a commotion inside the lobby, and jumped in to help by doing CPR. He also radioed in for an ambulance.
Degala said: "It was a blessing that I was there and I was able to get the ambulance to come almost immediately. But it made me feel good that you know, that's why I got into this job -- I wanted to help people, just to get the lady at least getting her heartbeat going.
"And it made me feel good. And I mean, I just went about my day after that. But you know, it's just part of my job. I've been doing this for so long that I enjoy, I enjoy helping people."
Degala says there was also another woman who was trying to help as well, and he also credits her for helping to save Fujimoto's mother.
Marisa Yamane joined KITV4 in January 2022 as an anchor and executive producer. She is an award-winning veteran journalist, who’s spent most of her career in Hawaii. She’s a proud graduate of Iolani School and UCLA.
