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Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. declared a state of emergency for portions of Kauai, which effectively restricted tourist operations in the Hanalei area. He extended the emergency four more times, effective through January 4, 2019. [20] [16] [21] After the floods, Hawaiian Governor David Ige also declared a State of Emergency.
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]
Nina moved north and took a sharp turn to the west without actually striking the state. Nina's closest approach to land, which was relatively far off the coast, was only about 120 miles (190 km) southwest of Kauai. Nina caused about $100,000 damage in Kauai and dropped over 20 inches (510 mm) of rain in 14 hours.
This image of the central Pacific, captured on Friday, Apr. 12, 2024, shows the storm with its bright-colored clouds spinning northwest of Hawaii (lower center). Intense rain was occurring in the ...
The US Fish & Wildlife Service closed its field station on Tern Island at the end of 2012. [10] Since then, the island has only been visited periodically. In 2016, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship conducted a 33-day survey expedition of the French Frigate Shoals, including reporting on the condition of the reefs.
At the time, Hurricane Iwa was the costliest storm to hit the state of Hawaiʻi, [12] with damage totaling $312 million (1982 USD$, 985 million 2025 USD). [20] The last female Kauaʻi ʻōʻō (Moho braccatus) was lost in the storm. Her mate was recorded singing in solitary until he went silent and presumably died in 1987, marking the ...
Na Pali: Images of Kauai's Northwest Shore (2007) Kauai (2006) Flowers-Images from Hawaii's Gardens (with his wife, Sue Boynton) (2006) Kilauea Point and Kauai's National Wildlife Refuges (2004) Kauai, the Garden Island: A Pictorial History of the Commerce and Work of the People (with Chris Cook) (1999) The Kaua'i Movie Book (with Chris Cook ...
Additional tropical storm watches had been issued for the islands of Kauai and Niihau at the same time on September 11. These watches were upgraded to tropical storm warnings by 21:00 UTC. [ 1 ] The United States Coast Guard initiated Condition Whiskey [ nb 2 ] at 08:00 HST on September 8 for ports in Hawaii, Maui, and Honolulu counties ...