A new estimate finds nearly 4,000 families would have been displaced, mostly those living in wooden-frame houses built before the stronger 1995 building regulations.

Walaka is expected to continue weakening as it veers southwest of the atolls.

UPDATED: Heavy rains had raised the reservoir level to within about 1.5 feet below the spillway, causing officials to consider evacuations.

UPDATED: Oahu’s shelters go mostly unused, and no widespread damage has been reported despite heavy rainfall.

UPDATED: Hawaii is no longer under a tropical storm warning, although the storm is still dumping rain.

UPDATED: The entire state is now under a tropical storm warning as leaders encourage residents to be on guard.

UPDATED: Warnings are also in effect for Maui County and the Big Island, and a storm watch is now in effect for Kauai.

UPDATED: It’s currently a Category 4 storm, although it’s expected to weaken before nearing the islands next week.

It’s the first death attributed to Lane, a onetime hurricane that has deluged Kauai after skirting past the islands.

UPDATED: The Kuhio Highway is closed near Hanalei, where business activity has come to a standstill. Sound familiar?

Lane didn’t leave the devastation that many feared it would. It did leave Hawaii with a new standard for storm preparation.