traffic, backs, up, pali, highway, as, police, redirected, townbound, drivers, after, mudslide, forced, closure, tunnels, oahu, civil, defense, volunteer, phillip, kekai, diverts, away, from, section, kapa, quarry, road, which, was, closed, due, to, flooding, mountain, runoff, crosses, maunawili, while, rain, over, koolaus, often, mean, inconvenience, they, also, create, magnificent, waterfalls, city, bus, stuck, entrance, because, slide, mud, rocks, trees, blocked, honolulu-bound, tunnel, honolulu, side, in, both, directions, kailua, re-routed, officials, workers, arrived, scene, that, came, down, bull-dozers, large, dump, trucks, remove, debris, earthmover, clears, forcing, caused, by, heavy, poured, town, re-directed, across, blocking, rains, drenched, throughout, day, second, kalanianaole, near, state, begin, clearing, mudlide