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Operations at the underground Red Hill storage tanks will remain on hold as Navy officials investigate the source of water contamination impacting some 93,000 people on Oahu.

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro directed the pause until the investigation is complete.

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The state is beginning to dry out as a powerful winter storm moves away, but now communities are left to deal with cleaning up a huge mess from torrential rains and severe flooding.

Here’s a look at some of the most significant impacts:

Flooding at HECO’s Iwilei substation triggered a significant outage in Downtown Honolulu, leaving thousands of businesses and apartment buildings in the dark. Hawaiian Electric crews were scrambling to replace damaged equipment so they could restore power to customers.

Honolulu firefighters made more than 90 rescues during the storm, from pulling people from rain-swollen streams to helping them escape flooding in their own homes.

On Oahu and Maui, residents reported significant flooding in a number of areas. Incredible images posted on social media showed cars under water and streets turned into rivers. Maui crews scrambled Tuesday to clear debris from roadways made impassable by debris.

Businesses were also cleaning up from the strong Kona low. Floodwaters and the mess left behind forced dozens of shops to remain closed Tuesday so workers could clean up. There was also flooding at Kahala Mall, and the newly-renovated Consolidated Theatres announced it would initially close. However, officials said it would reopen Wednesday as the impact was minimal.

The National Weather Service said the storm dropped more than 10 inches of rain in some Oahu neighborhoods in the 24-hour period ending at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Many areas of the island saw at least 7 inches of rain. Honolulu’s airport got 8 inches of rain, breaking the record for December set in 1987.

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Much of Downtown Honolulu is expected to remain without power through Wednesday morning after floodwaters damaged key equipment, Hawaiian Electric said.

Torrential rains and flooding caused three transformers to fail on Monday night, with hundreds of customers affected — from the state Capitol to the federal courthouse to residential condos.

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