A week after Hurricane Lowell swept through Kauaʻi over Labor Day, communities are still confronting the storm’s aftermath.
Images from across the islandʻs affected areas show damaged homes, fallen trees, scattered debris, and roads and neighborhoods marked by powerful winds and heavy rain.
The photographs capture the cleanup underway as residents, crews and emergency workers clear the damage and continue the long recovery process.
The gallery also shows how the storm changed the landscape in a matter of hours and what remains seven days later.
For many, the work continues long after the storm has passed, with repairs, cleanup and recovery expected to take time.
Officials on scene Sept. 13, 2026, at the Kāpule Building of Līhuʻe Civic Center captured this photo of the aftermath of a fire at the building. (Courtesy Photo: Kauaʻi County Office of the Mayor)- A Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services team member delivers Domino’s Hawaiʻi pizzas Sept. 10, 2026, to passengers stranded at Līhuʻe Airport. (Courtesy Photo: The Salvation Army Hawaiian & Pacific Islands Division)
- Utility crews continue to work to reconnect Garden Island residents who have gone a week without power after Hurricane Lowell knocked down transmission and power lines around the island. (Photo credit: Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative)
- Utility crews are working around Kauaʻi to restore power to the remain 6,700 plus customers who still do not have electricity a week after Hurricane Lowell battered the island. (Photo Credit: Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative)
- Courtesy Photo: The Salvation Army Hawaiian & Pacific Islands Division
- Pizzas from Domino’s Hawaiʻi are loaded Sept. 10, 2026, in Honolulu into a Rainbow Helicopters aircraft for transport to Kauaʻi in support of Hurricane Lowell relief efforts. (Courtesy Photo: The Salvation Army Hawaiian & Pacific Islands Division)
- Steve Davidson and Patricia Patterson assess damage on Kaua‘i caused by Hurricane Lowell. (Courtesy Photo: American Red Cross)
- Hawai‘i Red Crosser Sia Shinas brings emergency supplies into an impacted community on Kaua‘i in the aftermath of Hurricane Lowell. (Courtesy Photo: American Red Cross)
- Canoes flipped over from Hurricane Lowell at Kalapaki Beach. (Tiffany DeMasters/Kaua‘i Now)
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- Elton Ushio, Kaua‘i County Emergency Management Agency Administrator, talks to reporters about Hurricane Lowell recovery on anniversary of Hurricane Iniki and 9/11. (Tiffany DeMasters/Kaua‘i Now News)
- Passengers wait Sept. 11, 2026, at Lῑhu‘e Airport on Kaua‘i. (Courtesy Photo: Hawai‘i Department of Transportation)
- A Kauaʻi resident donated 50 gallons of gas to neighbors in Kekaha. (Xiomara Yamileth/ Kauaʻi Now)
- Jack Takimoto resumed his usual routine of barbecuing and watching the waves break at Kauaʻi’s only black-sand beach, with a dismantled pier. (Xiomara Yamileth/ Kauaʻi Now)
- Courtesy Photo: GoFundMe Hurricane Lowell relief and recovery verified fundraiser
- On Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, after 24 hours without power, a long line was visible at the entrance of Foodland in Princeville. (Xiomara Yamileth/ Kauaʻiʻ Now)
- Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative crews work Sept. 10, 2026, on Ahukini Road, continuing power restoration efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Lowell. (Courtesy Photo: Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative)
- Empty shelves were observed at Safeway in Kapaʻa following Lowell’s destruction. (Xiomara Yamileth/ Kauaʻi Now)
- Trevor Knauff (left) and Aaron Hoff (right) on Ho‘ona Road. (Tiffany DeMasters/Kaua‘i Now News)
- Volunteers meal prep for shelter services at the Hanapēpē Corps. (Courtesy of The Salvation Army)
