Jason Momoa was forced to evacuate the area where his family was staying on Oahu after a massive storm hit Hawaii, causing the worst flooding the island has seen in 20 years.
The “Aquaman” star took to Instagram to reveal that he and his family fled Oahu’s North Shore on Friday after losing power, and floodwater forced mass evacuations near the Wahiawa Dam, which was under imminent threat of collapse.
“We’re safe for now but there’s a lot of people who weren’t, so sending all of our love,” said Momoa in a video on his Instagram stories. “The conditions on the North Shore are knarly.”
The actor also said the dangerous weather forced him to cancel a music event planned for the weekend and shared footage of flooding near his father’s home, calling the destruction ‘crazy’ and asking his followers to stay safe.
Momoa, who was born in Honolulu, later posted on Instagram that the past weeks had been “heavy” for his home state.
“The storms, the flooding, the constant rain across Oahu have affected so many of our people, especially those already facing hardship,” Momoa said. He added, “Seeing families displaced, communities struggling, and our unhoused neighbors hit the hardest,” before encouraging locals to take care of each other.
“That’s what aloha is,” Momoa wrote. “It’s showing up for each other when it matters most.”
Hawaii Governor Josh Green reported on Saturday via X that there had been no casualties so far, with Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi confirming at a news conference on Friday that over 230 people had been rescued.
The storm is the latest challenge for the islands, which frequently deal with the fallout of natural disasters such as the 2023 Lahaina wildfires, whose victims Momoa encouraged followers to help fundraise for. The natural disaster was classified as the worst in Hawaii’s history and the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century.
“We are devastated and heartbroken for our friends and ‘ohana [family] on Maui who have been impacted by the recent wildfires,” Momoa wrote on Instagram, including a link to the nonprofit Āina Momona, which raised funds to support Maui residents.
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