Hawaii under state of emergency as winter storm brings flash flooding and high winds

Honolulu — From the empty shores of Oahu's Waikiki Beach to the snowy summit of the Big Island's highest peak, an unusually strong winter storm was clobbering the Hawaiian Islands on Tuesday and raising the threat of dangerous flash floods, landslides and crashing tree limbs. The strong storm over the nation's only island state left eloping couples without weddings and tourists stuck indoors.

It also threatened the state's infrastructure with a deluge of rain and wind.

Weather officials warned that slow-moving thunderstorms, high winds and heavy rains could persist through Wednesday and Governor David Ige issued a state of emergency for all of the state's islands on Monday night.