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Oahu is the most visited Hawaiian island, with its iconic Waikiki neighborhood serving as a central base for many travelers, but it has already been changing. The beaches flanking Waikiki have ...
Nov. 30—UPDATE: 10:40 a.m. A flood advisory has been posted for Oahu and flash flood warnings have been extended for Maui and Hawaii island. Radar at 10:20 a.m. showed heavy rain over central ...
Two people are dead and about 20 injured after a fireworks incident overnight in Honolulu, officials with the city's emergency medical services told USA TODAY. Around 1:45 a.m. local time, the ...
In April 2018, a series of thunderstorms produced record-breaking rainfall on the Hawaiian Islands of Kauaʻi and Oahu. An upper-level low moved across the area on April 13, generating a mesoscale convective system that moved over eastern Oahu, producing localized heavy rainfall that reached 5.55 in (141 mm). The heaviest rainfall occurred on ...
Waikiki Beach erosion in 2011 The restored Beach in June 2012. Waikīkī beach has had repeated problems with erosion, leading to the construction of groins and beach replenishment projects. [35] Imported sand came from California, local beaches such as Pāpōhaku Beach on Moloka‘i, and a sandbar from Oʻahu's Northern side near Kahuku. [36]
The island of Oahu and the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands [2] constitute the City and County of Honolulu. In 2021, Oahu had a population of 995,638, [3] up from 953,207 in 2010 (approximately 70% of the total 1,455,271 population of the Hawaiian Islands, [4] with approximately 81% of those living in or near the Honolulu urban area).
Nov. 29—UPDATE: Noon The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement for the islands of Maui, Molokai and Kahoolawe through 1:15 p.m. Radar at 11:43 a.m. showed pockets of ...
The main part of the fire was about 4 miles (6 kilometers) from the Mililani Mauka housing area and was headed away from it, the Honolulu Fire Department said in a statement Thursday.