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U.S. NEWS Tuesday 17 april 2018

Heavy rains ease, rescue efforts improve after Hawaii storm

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLE- was surrounded by water,
HER were abandoned because
HONOLULU (AP) — Heavy severe weather grounded
rains on Kauai let up on helicopters, said Coralie
Monday, which helped Matayoshi, CEO of Ameri-
emergency workers better can Red Cross of Hawaii.
rescue people stranded by On Sunday night, another
flooding on the Hawaiian 21 people made their way
island. to the shelter on personal
By Monday afternoon, watercraft and boats, she
emergency crews evacu- said. The shelter earlier had
ated 152 people by heli- run out of food and water,
copter, 121 people by bus but received adequate
and others by water, ac- provisions Sunday, she said.
cording to the governor's By the afternoon, flood wa-
office. ters receded enough for
Officials were warning a bus to take them to an-
people who wanted to other shelter, the Red Cross
be evacuated that it's not said.
known when they can re- An estimated 30 campers
turn because of landslides were stranded in the Napali
blocking Kuhio Highway on Coast State Wilderness Park This Sunday, April 15, 2018, photo provided by Kauai resident James Hennessy shows the view as
the island's north shore. on Monday. State parks he maneuvers a stand-up paddleboarding along his flooded street in Haena, Hawaii.
Forty people, mostly tourists, officials were coordinat- Associated Press
were stuck since Saturday ing with county and state
night at a Red Cross shelter emergency workers about age and rescue needs by everyone who has stepped cord was broken by heavy
in an elementary school in prioritizing rescue missions. helicopter on Monday. to the plate to help in one rainfall after the gauge
the north shore town of Ha- Kauai Mayor Bernard Car- "While we have a long road way or another," Carvalho stopped recording," said
nalei. Plans to airlift them valho Jr. and Hawaii Gov. to recovery ahead of us, we said. meteorologist Chevy Che-
out of the school, which Davide Ige assessed dam- are incredibly grateful for There were no reports of valier. The weather service
major injuries. At least two is trying to figure out why
Police: Suspect argued with men houses on the north shore the gauge stopped record-
completely
washed
off ing, he said.
before fatal LA studio fire their foundations, county Meredith Zietz, who was
spokeswoman Sarah Blane still trapped in her Hana-
said. The houses were va-
video of a skittish bison as it
cant, she said. lei home Monday, posted
By MICHAEL BALSAMO 30-year-old Michael Pol- The fatal fire was a "sense- The Red Cross said vol- dashed through her water-
Associated Press lard, when an argument less and horrific crime," unteers knew of four de- logged yard.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In- broke out, Hayes said. Chief of Detectives Justin stroyed homes in Wainiha, "It was amazing. It looked
vestigators believe a Los Several hours later, Demery Eisenberg said at a news on the north shore, and scared though," she said.
Angeles man had argued was caught on surveil- conference. there are probably more She said she believed it was
with two men hours before lance video at a gas sta- Los Angeles Fire Depart- homes damaged in Koloa, from a buffalo farm near
he spread gasoline inside tion across the street from ment arson investigators on the south side, based on the Hanalei River.
a music studio and set it the recording studio, police have not yet determined aerial photos. Nearby in Haena, James
ablaze, killing them and said. Detectives suspect whether the building was "It's definitely the worst Hennessy maneuvered his
leaving two other people Demery filled a container in compliance with build- storm in recent memory," flooded, murky street on a
critically injured, police said with gasoline then walked ing codes or whether Blane said. standup paddleboard to
Monday. inside the recording studio, there were working smoke Some residents said it was check on neighbors.
Efrem Demery, 28, was ar- pouring gasoline around alarms, officials said. worse than Hurricane Iniki "We really can't go any-
rested on suspicion of mur- one of the rooms before “The direct nature of go- in 1992. where," he said, add-
der after Saturday's fire at lighting it on fire, Hayes ing after these individuals The National Weather Ser- ing that he's was grateful
the Top Notch Recording said. is obviously very heinous,” vice recorded 28.1 inches to have electricity, even
Studio, Los Angeles police Carter and Pollard, who Hayes said. “Arson is a bru- (71.3 centimeters) of rain- though there was no water
Capt. William Hayes said. police said were the "in- tal crime and a terrible way fall in Hanalei between 2 or internet service.
Investigators are still work- tended targets," died. Two to die.” a.m. Saturday and 2 a.m. Jeff Culverhouse, manager
ing to pin down a motive other people — a man in Demery, who has prior ar- Sunday. The record for a and partner of a Hanalei
but believe Demery had his 20s and a 15-year-old rests for burglary and selling 24-hour period in Hana- strip mall, was wishing for a
been hanging out with girl — were injured and re- counterfeit goods, was be- lei was set in 2012 at 28.54 hot shower as he pumped
two of the victims, 28-year- mained in critical condition ing held without bail. inches (72.49 centimeters). water out of elevators
old Devaughn Carter and on Monday, police said. q "It's highly likely that the re- Monday.q