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Unlike cold fronts and Kona storms, hurricanes and tropical storms are most likely to occur during the last half of the year, from July through December. Three strong and destructive hurricanes are known to have made landfall on the islands, an unnamed storm in 1871, [ 11 ] Hurricane Dot in 1959, and Hurricane ʻIniki in 1992.
On August 21–22, as Lane approached the Hawaiian Islands, hurricane watches and warnings were issued for Maui County, Hawaii County, Oahu, and Kauai County. Uncertainty in how close the hurricane would approach led to watches and warnings covering a broad area.
Hurricane Iselle was the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall on the island of Hawaii in recorded history. The tenth named storm, fifth hurricane, and fourth major hurricane of the 2014 hurricane season, Iselle developed from an area of disturbed weather southwest of Mexico on July 31, 2014.
Severe property damage was inflicted on the island; up to $250 million (a record for that time). Iwa was the most damaging hurricane to ever hit Hawaiʻi until Hurricane Iniki took over the title 10 years later. [15] July–August 1983: Hurricane Gil passed over northern Hawaiʻi as a tropical storm, causing minor damage. [16]
By the time the system reached Hawaii, it was no more than an area of disturbed weather. The remnants of Kanoa persisted until July 26, at which time they dissipated over the Hawaiian Islands. [3] The remnants of the storm brought beneficial rainfall to most of Hawaii, with heavy rains being reported in parts of the Big Island. [1]
Just after 00:00 UTC on July 24 (2:00 p.m. HST on July 23), Darby made landfall on the Big Island near the village of Pahala in the Kaʻū District, with winds of 40 mph (64 km/h). [19] This marked one of only six occurrences of a tropical cyclone of tropical storm intensity or higher making landfall on one of the major islands in the state of ...
Hawaii None None Howard July 31 – August 3 Tropical storm 60 (95) 998 Hawaii None None Ivette August 2–8 Tropical storm 60 (95) 1000 None None None Javier August 7–9 Tropical storm 65 (100) 997 Western Mexico, Northwestern Mexico, Baja California Peninsula Minimal None Kay August 18–23 Tropical storm 50 (85) 1000 None None None Lester
Dora moved westward while a Pacific hurricane, and crossed the International Date Line on August 11, at which time it was reclassified as a typhoon, becoming the second tropical cyclone on record to remain at hurricane strength across all three North Pacific tropical cyclone basins, along with Hurricane John in 1994.