Coast Guard, partners rescue 7 people, 1 dog during flash floods on Oahu

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Coast Guard, partners rescue 7 people, 1 dog during flash floods on Oahu
03/21/2026 03:15 AM EDT

HONOLULU – Coast Guard and Navy aircrews rescued seven people and one dog during flash floods on Oahu Friday.
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point in Kapolei, Hawaii, flies over a flooded neighborhood in Waialua on the north shore of Oahu March 20, 2026. The Honolulu Department of Emergency Management issued mandatory evacuations for communities in Waialua and Haleiwa following heavy rainfall and flooding across Oahu. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Air Station Barbers Point)

 

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