Historic floods batter Hawaii

STATE HAS SEEN IN DECADES. NOW THERE'S A VERY. DECADES. NOW W THERE'S A VERY REAL THREAT OF. NOW THERE'S A VERY REAL THREAT OF MUDSLIDES. MUDSLIDES. STEVE PATTERSON IS THERE FOR US. STEVE PATTERSON IS THERE FOR US. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THERE FOR US. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, HAWAII REELING, , AND. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, HAWAII REELING, , AND NOW THE FEAR OF. HAWAII REELING, AND NOW THE FEAR OF MUDSLIDES. NOW THE FEAR OF MUDSDSLIDES. RECOVERING FROM A. MUDSLIDES. RECOVERING F FROM A DAYS-LONG DELUGE. RECOVERING FROM A DAYS-LONONG DELUGE. SURGING FLOODWATERS. DAYS-LONG DELUGE. SURGING FLOODWATERERS SWEEPING THROUGH. SWEEPING THROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE E ALOHA STATE, AND. NEIGHBORHOODODS ACROSS THE ALOHA STATE, AND RIPPING AWAY HOMES. THE ALOHA STATE, AND RIPPING AWAY HOMES LIKE THIS ONE, THE. LIKE THIS ONE, THE LIVING ROOM TURNING INTO A RUSHING R RIVER. LIVING ROOM TURNING INTO A RUSHING RIVER. THIS HOUSE BLOWNWN AWAY. INTO A RUSHING RIVER. THIS HOUSE BLOWN AWAY BY STRONG WINDS ANAND. THIS HOUSE BLOWN AWAY BY STRONG WINDNDS AND FALLING INTO THE WALL. FALLING INTO THE WALL OF WATER BELOW. >> WE NEED TO GO. OF WATER BELOW. >> WE NEED TO GO. WE NEED TOTO GO.

>> WE NEED TO GO. WEWE NEED TO GO. >> Reporter: FAMILIES. >> Reporter: FAMILIES FINDING EVERYTHING THEY OWN UNDER WATATER. FINDING EVERYTHING THEY OWN UNDER WATER. NOW, C COMMUNITIES ARE. THEY OWN UNDER WATER.. NOW, COMMUNITIES ARE CLEANING UP WITH. NOW, COMMUNITIES ARE CLCLEANING UP WITH THEIR NEW REALITY. . THEIR NEW REALITY SLOWLY SETTLING IN. WE MET FAREN AND HER. SLOWLY SETTLING IN. WE MET FAREN AND HER FAMILY WHO SAY THEY. WE MET FAREN AND HER FAMILY WHO SAY T THEY HAD TO BE RESCUED ON. FAMILY WHO SAY THEY HAD TO BE RESCUED ON SURFBOARDS. SURFBOARDS. THEIR HOME UNRECOGNIZABLE. THEIR HOME UNRECOGNIZABLELE. WHAT IS IT LIKE TO. WHAT IS IT LIKE TO SEE THIS HOME NOW? >> IT'S DEVASTATING. SEE THIS HOME NOW? >> IT'S DEVASTATING. THIS IS OUR FAMILY. >> IT'S DEVASTATING. THIS IS OUR FAMILY HOME. THIS IS OUR FAMIMILY HOME. AND TO SEE IT LIKE. HOME. AND TO SEE IT LIKE THIS, IT'S DESTROYED. AND TO SEE IT LIKE THIS, IT'S DESTROYED. >> Reporter: AS THE. THIS, IT'S DESTROYED. >> Reporter: AS S THE CLEANUP CONTINUES, >> Reporter: AS THE CLEANUNUP CONTINUES, SOME HERE SAY THE.

SOME HERE SAY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT HASN'T BEEEEN DOING. HASN'T BEEN DOING ENOUGH. >> WHAT HAPPENED TO. ENOUGH. >> WHAT HAPPENED TO US WAS PRETTY. >> WHAT HAPPENED TO US WAS PRETTY INEXCUSABLE. US WAS PRETTY INEXCUCUSABLE. NO SIRENS, NO NOTHING. INEXCUSABLE. NO SIRENS, NO O NOTHING UNTIL LIKE 2:00 IN. NO SIRENS, NO NOTHING UNTITIL LIKE 2:00 IN THE MORNING. UNUNTIL LIKE 2:00 IN THE MORNING. THAT WAS WAY TOO. THAT WAS WAY TOO LATETE. >> Reporter: LATETE. >> Reporter: OFFICIALS HERE SAY. >> Reporter: OFFICICIALS HERE SAY SIRENS WERE ACTIVATED. OFFICIALS HERE SAY SIRENS WERE ACTIVATED A LITTLE AFTERER 4:00. SIRENS WERE ACTIVATED A LITTLE AFTER 4:00 A.M., BUT RESIDEDENTS. A LITTLE AFTER 4:00 A.M., BUT RESIDEDENTS SAY THAT WAS FIVE. SAY THAT WAS FIVE HOURS TOO LATE. THE CLEANUP P EFFORT IS. HOURS TOO LATE. THE CLEANUP EFFORT IS MASSIVE. MASSIVE. NEIGHBORS GRABBING SHOVELS, GRABBING.