Hurricane Lowell slammed Hawaii's western islands as a Category 2 storm Monday night, knocking out power to nearly 90 percent of Kaua'i customers and leaving a trail of destroyed roads, flooded homes, and uprooted trees across the state. The storm's center passed within 60 miles of Kaua'i and 30 miles of the small island of […] The post Hurricane Lowell leaves Kaua'i in the dark after rare direct hit on Hawaii appeared first on American Almanac .
Hurricane Lowell slammed Hawaii's western islands as a Category 2 storm Monday night, knocking out power to nearly 90 percent of Kaua'i customers and leaving a trail of destroyed roads, flooded homes, and uprooted trees across the state. The storm's center passed within 60 miles of Kaua'i and 30 miles of the small island of Ni'ihau, delivering wind gusts of 92 mph, dumping more than 21 inches of rain in higher elevations, and driving storm surge that ripped apart coastal roadways in the town of Kōloa. More than 60,000 customers across Kaua'i and Oahu lost power at the height of the storm early Tuesday, and 275 people took shelter in emergency facilities as conditions deteriorated overnight. By Tuesday afternoon, calm had returned, but…Open
Tropical Storm Lala is lashing Hawaii's Big Island with heavy rain and dangerous winds, forcing a state of emergency and raising the specter of the first hurricane landfall there in more than 150 years. By early Saturday morning, Lala sat roughly 110 miles southeast of South Point, the southernmost tip of the Big Island, packing […] The post Tropical Storm Lala hammers Hawaii's Big Island with rain, wind, and a rare hurricane warning appeared first on American Almanac .
Tropical Storm Lala is lashing Hawaii's Big Island with heavy rain and dangerous winds, forcing a state of emergency and raising the specter of the first hurricane landfall there in more than 150 years. By early Saturday morning, Lala sat roughly 110 miles southeast of South Point, the southernmost tip of the Big Island, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 mph and moving west-northwest at 13 mph. The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning for the Big Island, a step forecasters called rare for an island chain that has largely been spared direct landfalls in modern memory. Tropical storm warnings covered Maui County, Oahu, and Kauai County, stretching the threat across the entire state. Gov. Josh Green declared a state of…Open
AI:Tropical Storm Lala has intensified into a hurricane and is currently battering Hawaii's Big Island with torrential rain and dangerous winds, threatening the first direct hurricane landfall in the region since 1871. Governor Josh Green has declared a state of emergency as maximum sustained winds reach 65 mph near South Point, bringing the risk of life-threatening flooding, mudslides, and massive ocean swells exceeding 30 feet. The storm's impact is expected to extend across the entire island chain, with tropical storm warnings in effect for Maui, Oahu, and Kauai. Residents are facing extreme conditions including rainfall projections of up to 25 inches in higher elevations, compounding existing vulnerabilities from previous spring floods…Open
Hawaii's governor has declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Lala churns toward the Big Island with hurricane-force winds expected by the weekend, a storm that could mark the first direct tropical hit on the islands in 75 years. Governor Josh Green issued the emergency declaration on Thursday as Lala, packing maximum sustained winds […] The post Tropical Storm Lala bears down on Hawaii as governor declares state of emergency appeared first on American Almanac .
Hawaii's governor has declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Lala churns toward the Big Island with hurricane-force winds expected by the weekend, a storm that could mark the first direct tropical hit on the islands in 75 years. Governor Josh Green issued the emergency declaration on Thursday as Lala, packing maximum sustained winds of 60 mph, tracked west-northwest through the central Pacific at 10 mph. As of 5 a.m. ET on August 14, the storm sat roughly 455 miles east-southeast of Hilo, close enough that forecasters expect heavy rain and gusty winds to reach the Big Island by Friday. Hurricane warnings are now in effect for Hawaii County. Tropical storm watches cover Maui County, including the islands of Maui, Lanai, Molokai,…Open
A Democratic congressional candidate in Hawaii now faces multiple felony charges after a caught-on-camera beach altercation, his second arrest for terroristic threatening in a matter of months. Kirill Basin, 40, was arrested on two counts of first-degree terroristic threatening after witnesses say he menaced beachgoers at Keawakapu Beach in South Kihei, Maui, with a knife […] The post Hawaii Democratic candidate Kirill Basin arrested twice on felony threat charges after beach brawl, prior gun incident appeared first on American Almanac .
A Democratic congressional candidate in Hawaii now faces multiple felony charges after a caught-on-camera beach altercation, his second arrest for terroristic threatening in a matter of months. Kirill Basin, 40, was arrested on two counts of first-degree terroristic threatening after witnesses say he menaced beachgoers at Keawakapu Beach in South Kihei, Maui, with a knife and claims of having a gun. The incident, captured on video, ended with Basin knocked unconscious by a bystander before police took him into custody. A judge set bail at $1 million and ordered Basin to undergo a mental health assessment. Basin is challenging Rep. Jill Tokuda in Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District. His campaign now carries two separate felony arrest…Open
An ultra-durable compound created by Voltage Vessels, a Maui-based company, using fibers of volcanic rock is being tested in 3D-printed drones at the Rim of the Pacific exercise in Hawaii.
Gerhardt Konig, 47, an anesthesiologist from Maui, attacked his wife, Arielle Konig, on a hiking trail near Honolulu, prosecutors said. He claimed it was self-defense.