While hurricanes don’t often hit Hawaii, landfalls do sometimes happen. The last hurricane whose center made landfall on the islands was Hurricane Iniki, which made landfall on Kauai in 1992 ...

The last one to do so was Category 4 Hurricane Douglas in July ... of just under 400,000. Hawaii has been, and will be in the future, hit by hurricanes. The key, at least climatologically speaking ...

This high-pressure system often acts as a barrier, pushing hurricanes either to the south or to the north of Hawaii, reducing the likelihood of a direct hit. Another major factor is the ocean ...

Right now, Category 3 Hurricane Iselle is headed Hawaii’s way ... And it’s plain now that his administration intends to do everything it can to stop journalists from reporting things they ...

FARGO — It may come as a surprise, but Hawaii is almost never struck directly by a hurricane. Ocean temperatures are warmer west and south of the islands, and upper-level winds are often strong.

For Hawaii, that means hurricanes that would have previously passed south of the Big Island may now be more likely to hit the island chain. And unlike Tropical Storm Calvin, which lost its ...

Earlier this month, Hurricane Calvin crossed into central Pacific waters headed toward Hawaii. It eventually weakened to a tropical storm and ended up passing south of the Islands, but it was the ...

The collected information is used in forecasting models that help to better inform when and where a storm will hit. According to former KHON2 meteorologist Chevy Chevalier, “The hurricane ...

Damage to the Lihue Airport on Kauaʻi after Hurricane Iniki hit Hawaii as a Category 4 storm in 1992. Click image to enlarge. Credit: Hawaii.gov Rainfall totals are expected to reach 5 to 8 ...