Hawaii Gov. David Ige signed a
The extent of the damage to homes from mudslides has yet to be determined, according to Hawaii Civil Defense.
"County, state and federal agencies have acted to ensure the protection of the public health and safety in anticipation of Hurricane Lane, during the impact of the storm, and during the aftermath of the storm," according to Ige's proclamation Tuesday.
Though Ige referred to Lane as a "hurricane" in his proclamation, it was downgraded to a tropical storm by the National Weather Service from a Category 3 hurricane on Friday.
The storm brought landslides, floods and power failures.
In his proclamation, Ige extended his emergency declaration originally put out on Aug. 21 as the storm continues to wreak damage in the counties of Hawaii, Maui, Kalawao, Kauai and the city and county of Honolulu.
Ige said he invoked the emergency declaration measures so that county and state agencies could continue to provide emergency relief and engage in emergency management functions.
He also suspended building codes related to historic preservation, federal disability codes and many others in the wake of the emergency.
The president declared a state of emergency in Hawaii on Aug. 22 and ordered federal assistance to supplement county and state response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Lane beginning the same day.
The state has been hammered by damage from a volcano eruption that began in
High winds from Hurricane Lane significantly spread and expanded a number of wildfires in the county of Maui and the city and county of Honolulu, forcing the evacuation of the public and damaging public and private property, according to the governor.
Hurricane Lane weakened on Friday, causing storm moisture to spread over a greater area and resulting in prolonged periods of slow-moving heavy rain that continues to impact the state.
Rains have exceeded 50 inches in Hawaii County with significant heavy rainfall in other counties of the state, resulting in extensive flooding, landslides and other damage to public and private property.
Damage assessments by county, state and federal agencies are underway to identify the full extent of damage to public and private property.
Hawaii was spared the worst negative effects of the storm, Moody's Investors Service wrote in a comment published Wednesday.
"Despite the rainfall and high winds, the state and its four counties escaped with only modest physical damage that will have limited to no apparent effect on credit quality, a credit positive," Moody's wrote.
