Hanalei River

THE RIVER RIGHT NOW

Open the app and the river's height sits at the top of the screen, in feet,

next to what it means against the 5 ft flood stage: Normal, Elevated, Near

flood stage, or Flood stage. A trend chip says whether the river is rising,

falling, or holding, and by how much in the last hour. Every reading is stamped

with its age, and when a gauge goes quiet or the USGS equipment fails, the app

says so. An old number never gets dressed up as a live one.

THE LAST FEW DAYS AT A GLANCE

A stage chart plots recent gauge history, with the flood line drawn in whenever

the river is anywhere near it. You see a squall's rise and fall, not just this

minute's reading.

LIVE ROAD CAM

The Hanalei road cam, streaming live, courtesy of the Hanalei Initiative. The app finds the current stream on its

own, so it keeps working when the broadcast restarts.

WEATHER THAT LEADS WITH WHAT MATTERS

Watches, warnings, and advisories in force for the North Shore come first, not

buried in a technical narrative. Under that, the seven-period NWS forecast with

temperature, wind, and chance of rain, and the full forecast discussion from

NWS Honolulu when you want the reasoning behind it. Active flood alerts show up

on the river screen too.

TIDE AND DISCHARGE

A tide curve for the day ahead with the next high or low called out, plus the

river's discharge in cubic feet per second.

EVERY GAUGE ON KAUAI

One tab, one row per river: current level, direction, and a sparkline of recent

readings. Hanalei, Wailua, Waimea, and the rest — the whole island in a few

seconds of scrolling.

ON YOUR WRIST

The Apple Watch app keeps current height, reading time, discharge, and the next

tide a glance away.

NO ACCOUNT, NO ADS

Nothing to sign up for. Pull to refresh, or just reopen the app and it updates

itself. Full dark mode, so a 2 a.m. check doesn't light up the room.

Readings come from the USGS gauge on the Hanalei River, tide predictions from

NOAA, and alerts and forecasts from the National Weather Service.

A gauge reading is not a road report. The app can tell you the river has

reached flood stage; it cannot tell you whether water is over the road. Follow

county and emergency guidance, and never drive through moving water.