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At least two people have died in connection with Lowell, including a man on Kauai, believed to have died in the storm surge, and a man on Oahu who died due to a fallen tree.\u00a0County officials said they have been in contact with Niihau, a private island with fewer than 100 residents, and the island has made no requests for assistance.Kauai is still assessing the damage. Downed trees, debris and widespread outages were reported across the island, and over 15,000 Kauai electricity customers remained without power Wednesday.Article continues below this adAround the island, the storm damaged homes, pushed large rocks and boulders onto highways and beaches, and destroyed several boats at the\u00a0Port Allen small boat harbor. The Waimea Pier was ripped apart, with much of its structure washed away.\u00a0FILE: People walk past damage caused by Hurricane Lowell on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Poipu on Kauai.Guy Miller/APOne of the island\u2019s hardest-hit areas was the South Shore, where surf severely damaged oceanfront homes near Baby Beach in\u00a0Poipu. One witness estimated five or six homes on a single street had been destroyed.\u201cThe whole community is just in dire straits. Honestly, it\u2019s crazy down here,\u201d Riptides Shave Ice & Snacks owner Mindy Hibbitt told SFGATE.Article continues below this adBeachfront hotels and businesses were also hit hard. Photos and videos showed damage to the Sheraton Kauai Resort, Koa Kea Resort, Beach House Restaurant and\u00a0Lawai Beach Resort. Access to the area was cut off immediately following the storm, as roads were torn apart and chunks of asphalt were spread across resort properties.The Hawaii Tourism Authority is advising visitors with upcoming plans to Kauai to reschedule or \u201cconsider visiting another Hawaiian island instead of canceling,\u201d according to a news release.For Riptides Shave Ice & Snacks, a shave ice shack at\u00a0Lawai Beach Resort, the storm was devastating.The Riptide Shave Ice & Snacks shack is seen floating in a lagoon after it was pummeled by Hurricane Lowell, on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in\u00a0Poipu on Kauai.Guy Miller/AP\u201cThe shack was underwater, like thrown into a lagoon at the\u00a0Lawai Beach Resort,\u201d\u00a0Hibbitt told SFGATE. \u201cWe were able to tow it out last night, and I mean, it\u2019s completely destroyed.\u201dArticle continues below this adHibbitt believes a roughly 30-foot wave lifted the shack and tumbled it about 200 feet into the nearby lagoon. Hotel guests told her they heard a loud noise that night and saw the shack moving as its hurricane straps snapped.She bought Riptides in June 2020 and has owned it for six years. The shack has occupied the beachfront location for about 25 years, making it a familiar landmark for generations of visitors and residents.Located in front of the Lawai Beach Resort, Riptides Shave Ice & Snacks was a beloved landmark.Courtesy Yelp/KDShe found out what happened when her son called her the next morning. \u201cMom, the shack is gone,\u201d he told her.\u00a0Hibbitt, who lives in Koloa, soon went to see the damage.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s pretty crazy to see the place you spend every single day, all day, every day, like staring at the ocean, serving up goodness to the community, like gone, floating in a pond. It was pretty surreal,\u201d she said.Article continues below this adNow\u00a0Hibbitt is waiting for an insurance adjuster and figuring out how to start over. A friend set up a GoFundMe to help her with the cost of starting over.\u201cI would love to rebuild. I mean, Riptides belongs there,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is my main business. This is all I have.\u201dNearby, Brennecke\u2019s across from Poipu Beach fared considerably better, though the oceanfront property was still dealing with sand and flooded access.Article continues below this ad\u201cThe restaurant itself, the inside is OK. A bit of a mess. Some sand got in our prep kitchen, but we actually did pretty well. Not too much came in the building,\u201d office manager Julia Kelly told SFGATE. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t seem to be terrible inside that we know of unless there\u2019s damage that\u2019s unseen.\u201dDamage caused by Hurricane Lowell is seen on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Poipu on Kauai.Guy Miller/APOutside, sand and debris remain. \u201cOur loading dock is filled with sand. It looks like a boat ramp,\u201d Kelly said.She said they\u2019re still assessing the property. The parking lot is underwater, Kelly said, and the road is covered in sand. Hoone Road, which runs in front of Brennecke\u2019s and Poipu Beach, remains \u201cimpassable due to debris,\u201d according to Kauai County.Article continues below this adDespite that, the restaurant hopes the closure will be brief. \u201cWe are planning to be open as soon as possible. We\u2019re thinking maybe hopefully by the weekend,\u201d Kelly said.That timeline will depend on whether customers can reach the restaurant. \u201cAs long as our roads are open and the parking lot, that\u2019s the only problem,\u201d she said.\u00a0Downed power lines caused by Hurricane Lowell are seen across a road on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Poipu on Kauai.Kevin Fujii/APLowell is the latest in a series of damaging storms to hit Hawaii this year. 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The Waimea Pier was ripped apart, with much of its structure washed away.\u00a0FILE: People walk past damage caused by Hurricane Lowell on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Poipu on Kauai.Guy Miller/APOne of the island\u2019s hardest-hit areas was the South Shore, where surf severely damaged oceanfront homes near Baby Beach in\u00a0Poipu. One witness estimated five or six homes on a single street had been destroyed.\u201cThe whole community is just in dire straits. Honestly, it\u2019s crazy down here,\u201d Riptides Shave Ice & Snacks owner Mindy Hibbitt told SFGATE.Article continues below this adBeachfront hotels and businesses were also hit hard. Photos and videos showed damage to the Sheraton Kauai Resort, Koa Kea Resort, Beach House Restaurant and\u00a0Lawai Beach Resort. 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