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1990ʻs

1991 Oahu Floods

December 30, 2025

Kamehameha Highway in Kahuku, Oahu, was submerged by heavy rains, Mar. 19-23. (Picture from the 1991 Annual Report) Heavy rains, floods hit Oahu. Twelve days of drenching rains in March were followed by extensive flooding on the north windward shores...

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1992 Hurricane Iniki

December 29, 2025

State Department of Defense first to respond Hurricane Iniki hits Kauai Maj. Wayne N. Yoshioka and Staff The eye of Hurricane Iniki passed directly over Kauai on the afternoon of Sept. 11. (Picture from the 1992 August – September Pūpūkahi)...

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1990’s HIEMA Photographs

September 25, 2025

Brian S. Yanagi Leighton Ah Cook (Pictures from the 1990 April – June Pūpūkahi) Maj. Gen. Alexis T. Lum, director, Hawaii State Civil Defense (SCD), signs the updated Hawaii State Emergency Broadcast System Operational Plan, Dec. 11. Sitting (left) are...

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