Last mentioned: Mar 23, 2026
Historic Peak
Flooding reaches record levels; Jason Momoa and thousands of others are evacuated as rivers overtop banks.
Flash Flood Warnings
Emergency alerts issued across Oahu and Kauai; first round of evacuations begins in low-lying valleys.
Storm System Arrives
Heavy rain begins to saturate the islands as a Kona Low system stalls over the region.
Historic rainfall across the Hawaiian Islands has triggered catastrophic flooding, forcing thousands of residents and visitors to flee their homes. Among those evacuated is actor and activist Jason Momoa, as the state grapples with one of the most severe weather events in its recent history.
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| What you see | What it tells you |
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| Story count | Number of distinct stories where Hawaii National Guard was a primary or referenced actor. |
| Recency clustering | Whether mentions are concentrated in a recent window (a news cycle) or distributed (a sustained arc). |
| Sentiment distribution | Aggregate sentiment of the stories mentioning this entity, weighted by impact score. |
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