FILE PHOTO: People look at a flooded street near the breached Kaupakalua dam, in Haiku on Maui, Hawaii, U.S. March 8, 2021 in this still image from social media video. WWW.MONKEYSWITHDRUMS.COM via REUTERS
(Reuters) - A dam on the Hawaiian island of Maui that overflowed, forcing evacuations and destroying homes, was scheduled for removal this year as it was in an "unsatisfactory" condition, Hawaii's Department of Land and natural Resources said.
The Kaupakalua earthen dam, dating from 1885 and 57 feet (17.4 m) high and 400 feet (122 m) long, overflowed on Monday during heavy rains in the island's northern region of Haiku.
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