Once again, the Pacific has reminded the Hawaiian Islands of their exposure to nature's most organized fury. Hurricane Lowell descended upon the archipelago with two feet of rain, ninety-mile-per-hour winds, and waves of extraordinary size, leaving behind a landscape of broken homes and displaced families. It is the ancient, recurring story of human settlement in beautiful but vulnerable places — communities built in the path of the sea's power, now left to reckon with what the storm has taken and what must be rebuilt.
Hurricane Lowell Devastates Hawaiian Islands With Extreme Rainfall and Winds
Homes across Hawaiian islands were devastated by the hurricane, displacing residents and causing widespread property damage.