Rain, landslides, flooding: Hurricane Lane’s impact on Hawaii, in photos

By ADN wire services

Updated: August 24, 2018 Published: August 24, 2018

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This photo provided by Jessica Henricks shows flooding Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, Wailuku River near Hilo, Hawaii. Hurricane Lane brought torrential rains to Hawaii's Big Island and Maui before the storm was expected to hit Oahu. A powerful hurricane unleashed torrents of rain and landslides Thursday that blocked roads on the rural Big Island but didn't scare tourists away from surfing and swimming at popular Honolulu beaches still preparing get pummeled by the erratic storm. (Jessica Henricks via AP)

HONOLULU — Hurricane Lane unleashed torrents of rain and landslides that blocked roads on Hawaii’s mostly rural Big Island on Thursday as residents and tourists in the state’s biggest city braced for the dangerous storm to come their way.

Lane was not projected to make a direct hit on the islands, but officials warned that even a lesser blow could do significant harm. Big Island has already seen nearly 20 inches of rain.