Kauai is starting a long cleanup after a hurricane tore through the island, and while the damage is heavy, no one was seriously hurt.

• Fallen trees, wrecked roads, and battered homes are visible across every part of the island.
• Roughly 90% of Kauai has no power, and even stores, restaurants, and shelters are running dark.
• People can't buy food or charge phones; those who stocked up and bought generators beforehand are faring best.
• In Poipu, storm surge shoved one house off its foundation and into the road, slamming debris and a car into the house behind it.
• A stretch of road repaved only months ago was ripped apart and will have to be redone.

Outlook: Power restoration and debris clearing will take weeks, and normal life on the island stays disrupted until the grid comes back.