UPDATE: Flood watch, coastal flood statement remain in effect for Kaua’i, Ni’ihau

Update at 8:07 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026: National Weather Service forecasters in Honolulu just before 8 p.m. canceled a flood advisory that was previously in effect until 8:30 p.m. today (Jan. 4) for the entire island of Kaua‘i.

Radar shows that heavy rain has diminished over the island; flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat.

However, a flood watch remains in effect until 6 p.m. Monday because of additional inclement and possible severe weather associated with a kona low northwest of the state that is shifting southward, drawing deep moisture up and throughout the islands.

A coastal flood statement is also in effect for all low-lying coastal areas of the state — including on Kauaʻi and Niʻihau — through early Tuesday morning (Jan. 6).

Original story published at 6:54 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026: The National Weather Service forecast office in Honolulu extended a flood advisory until 8:30 p.m. today (Jan. 4) for the entire island of Kaua‘i as flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

Radar and automated rain gauges indicated at 6:13 p.m. that heavy rain over the Garden Isle is tapering off with some showers lingering.

Rain was, however, still falling at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour, plus river and stream flows remain elevated.

Some locations that will experience flooding include Līhuʻe, Kapaʻa, Kalāheo, Kekaha, Princeville, Kīlauea, North Fork Wailuā Trails, Alakai Swamp Trails, Lāwaʻi, ʻŌmaʻo, Kōkeʻe State Park, Wailuā Homesteads, Hanalei, Hanapēpē, Wainiha, Nā Pali State Park, Kōloa, Hāʻena, Waimea and Wailuā.

Flooding on roads as well as in poor drainage areas and streams can be expected in those areas. Some low-water crossings also could become impassable.

The public is advised to stay away from streams, drainage ditches and low-lying areas prone to flooding.

A flood watch also remains in effect until 6 p.m. Monday (Jan. 5) for the entire state because of a kona low forecast to draw up moisture from the southwest that will move across the islands.