623
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Heavy Rain in Maui County, Hawaii: 623 recorded events between 2002 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #2 nationally and #2 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Heavy Rain in Maui County, Hawaii: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for heavy rain in Maui County is the 2010s, when 371 of the county's 623 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Maui County archive, heavy rain makes up 71.2% of all recorded severe weather across 12 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2 for this hazard and #2 within Hawaii, putting it in the 100.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for heavy rain in Maui County with 103 recorded events, while Jun is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2009 | WAILUA | 0 | 2 | 0 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2026 | SHIPWRECK BEACH | — | $0 |
| Nov 29, 2022 | MAKENA | 0 | $0 |
| Nov 18, 2022 | KAMALO | 0 | $0 |
| Nov 18, 2022 | WAIANAPANAPA SP | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 4, 2022 | KOALI | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 11, 2022 | PULEHU | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | PULEHU | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2022 | PULEHU | 0 | $0 |
| May 2, 2022 | MAKENA | 0 | $0 |
| May 2, 2022 | WAILUA | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Maui County
- Flash Flood 129
- Flood 58
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Heavy rain caused the Honomaele Stream to rise above its normal level. A married couple from Hana, Maui, apparently tried to cross the stream when it was flowing rapidly with the heavy rain waters. Their vehicle was located the next day downstream, but the man and wife were not found.
Two hikers went missing along the Waikamoi Trail in East Maui. As of this writing, the body of one hiker had been found, apparently swept out to sea over a waterfall in the area. The other hiker remained unaccounted for, but he likely perished as well.
A debris flow occurred along the Hana Highway one mile west of Keanae at 5:40 PM. The road was closed in the area for several hours as crews worked to open one lane by midnight. The road was completely reopened at 4:30 AM the next day, May 3rd, after most of the earth and debris had been removed.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many heavy rain events are on record in Maui County, Hawaii?
623 heavy rain events are recorded in Maui County between 2002 and 2026, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest heavy rain recorded in Maui County?
The strongest heavy rain on record in Maui County measured 0.
Where does the heavy rain data for Maui County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Heavy Rain in Maui County, Hawaii.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/hawaii/maui-county/heavy-rain/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.