Waiohinu, HI - Hurricane Lala Massive Destruction From Flash Flooding

Video Description

Massive devastation from the torrential rain of Hurricane Lala in the community of Waiʻōhinu (Waiohinu), which is located near the southernmost part of the Big Island of Hawaii.

Professional Meteorologist and Hurricane Chaser Simon Brewer reports from the scene with graphic aftermath of the flooding that cut out new waterfalls and river channels into Highway 11 and cut off Waiʻōhinu from the rest of the island.

Shot Sheet

00:01 Opening shot of massive SUV sized boulders and debris with someone standing on top of one covering parts of Highway 11 with VO from Simon Brewer.

00:10 Simon Brewer talks about a new massive waterfall that is at least 10+ meters or about 30+ feet high that was cut out of the side of the mountain and cut the new river channel into Highway 11. Dramatic shot of the aftermath scenes in this clip.

01:04 Simon Brewer talks about the massive debris flow from the flash flooding.

01:18 B-Roll from last night 8/15/2026 before sunset of the start of the flash flooding starting to destroy Highway 11.

01:38 B-Roll footage from last night 8/15/2026 after dark of the extremely dangerous flash flooding that destroyed Highway 11 and parts of the Waiʻōhinu, HI community.

02:58 Simon Brewer reports about how they are cut off and where they took shelter last night on the road and the situation in Waiʻōhinu, HI.

03:41 Simon Brewer shows parts of the new river channel that cut through Highway 11 with people standing on 7 to 8 feet of debris covering the area.

04:17 B-Roll of some the debris flow over Highway 11 and water flowing over a remaining section of Highway 11 where you can still see the road under the water.

04:27 Simon Brewer showing the huge boulders covering the area up to a stop sign with someone in the distance taking a photo of it that shows the huge scale of the devastation and destruction with a car smashed up into debris field.

04:43 B-Roll of a church building destroyed by the flash flooding and the debris field.

05:04 B-Roll of walking through the debris field.

05:23 B-Roll of looking down at a VHS tape that says "Hawaii - Paradise Sought" laying in the debris field as the camera pulls back to show the wider area of destruction.

05:43 B-Roll of EMS and recovery crews trying to stage at first light this morning.

Location

Waiohinu, HI

The southernmost point of The Big Island