Yes indeed. Can you imagine heavy two way traffic around Kahakuloa ? Total chaos & someone would probably go over the edge.
Mind you, Hwy30 is no joy sometimes, we made the mistake of arriving on Halloween about three years ago, took three hours to get from airport to rented Kahana condo as it seemed the whole island was going to Lahaina for the party - and a late night wreck closed it until about 10am the next day !
CNN
Hawaiian: 'We were rocking and rolling'
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/15/hawaii.quake/index.html
excerpted piece re: 'injuries'
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KITV anchor Shawn Ching said there was "significant" structural damage throughout the Big Island. A spokesperson for a hospital in Waimea said its emergency room was "inundated" with patients who suffered lacerations during the quake.