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The islands of Hawaii, with Kauai as the notable exception, appear to be remarkably immune from direct hurricane hits. The USGS states that "more commonly, near-misses that generate large swell and moderately high winds causing varying degrees of damage are the hallmark of hurricanes passing close to the islands."
Hurricane Iniki (/ iː ˈ n iː k iː / ee-NEE-kee; Hawaiian: ʻiniki meaning "strong and piercing wind") was a hurricane that struck the island of Kauaʻi on September 11, 1992. It was the most powerful hurricane to strike Hawaiʻi in recorded history, and the only hurricane to directly affect the state during the 1992 Pacific hurricane season. [1]
Three days after Hurricane Iwa passed the state, Governor George Ariyoshi declared the islands of Kauai and Niʻihau as disaster areas and began filing papers for a federal disaster declaration. [22] On November 28, five days after the hurricane struck, President Ronald Reagan declared the islands of Kauaʻi, Niʻihau, and Oʻahu as a disaster ...
In the 1959 season, Hurricane Dot hit Kauai in August, then Hurricane Patsy came very close to the Kure Atoll, northwest of the main islands in September. Other years when more than one tropical ...
Tropical Storm Gilma is "barely a tropical storm" and is expected to dissipate near the Hawaiian island of Kauai this weekend, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.. The NHC ...
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.
Hurricane Gilma live tracker. Weather and climate, explained. Sign up for USA TODAY's Climate Point newsletter.. Tropical Storm Hone poses fire risk to Hawaii. Meanwhile, officials are concerned ...
Hurricane Hone was a fairly long-lived tropical cyclone that impacted the U.S. state of Hawaii in August 2024. The eighth named storm and third hurricane of the 2024 Pacific hurricane season, Hone was also the first tropical cyclone to form in the North Central Pacific tropical cyclone basin since 2019. [1]