A flooded neighborhood in the Mokuleia area of Waialua, on Oahu, Hawaii, on Friday, March 21, 2026.  As conditions improved on the Hawaiian island Saturday afternoon, officials lifted evacuation orders on the North Shore and thousands of Oahu residents began returning to their homes. Some 5,500 people had been evacuated. (Claire Wilcox/The New York Times) By ORLANDO MAYORQUÍN Emily McLaughlin had lived long enough in Waialua, Hawaii, on the North Shore of Oahu, to become inured to emergency...