And with a prediction of above normal rainfall for the next three months, streams could continue to flow like this one. But an increase in rainfall could spell trouble for farmers the way it did last month when about fourteen inches of rain fell in 24 hours.

"We generally can stand four maybe five inches of rain at a crack and be kind of ok, but that was a little bit too much a few weeks ago," said Dean Okimoto of Nalo Farms.

Nalo Farms grows leafy green vegetables popular in salads. Since the growing cycle is about three to four weeks, the heavy rain set them back only a couple of weeks.

"But you got guys that grow papayas or bananas that really, it drowns the plants, so you're not gonna see a lot of papayas for about eight months, cause they gotta grow the trees back," Okimoto said.

The Ma'o organic farm in Waianae also suffered from the heavy rain.

"It put a real dent in our farm, quality wise, because of the damage done to our crops. It really smashed up and dirtied a lot of our premium lettuces, the real fine baby lettuces that need a lot of help," Kainoa Aila said.

There were many more farmers with serious crop damage which is why Gov. Lingle has asked the federal government to declare an agricultural disaster for Oahu and Kauai.

If approved that status would allow farmers to apply for low-interest government loans.

In spite of last month's flooding, farmers welcome the predicted increase in rainfall over next three months. They just hope we don't get more than a couple of inches at a time.

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