I'll second your puzzlement and add "?????"

I did find the Honolulu Star reported a tropical storm with extensive flooding and mudslides, but no indication of injuries or fatalities. The report is dated ca 03 March, so something might have happened since then.

Current weather advisories for Hawaii show "flash flood" warnings for the entire chain; and the 03 March report mentions 22 inches of rain per day - which appears to have tapered off some.

Are we sure it was Sinsul? Maybe a forgery. There wasn't a cut-n-paste for proof. Most unusual... (I did see the posting in the other thread.)

John