Public urged to prevent wildfires during Hurricane Lowell cleanup

The Salvation Army’s Hilo Overnight Safe Space, which serves the community's houseless population, will be temporarily relocated to Hilo High School because of the impending storm.

For the eastern and southern portions of the Big Island, Nolo will produce rainfall totals of 10 to 15 inches with maximum amounts of 25 inches, according to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center.

The tracker provides observations intended to offer a straightforward way for residents, emergency managers, researchers, media and others to monitor observed rainfall and wind conditions as Hurricane Nolo approaches and moves through Hawaiʻi.

"It's like we've been beaten with a stick and we're getting beat again," said 62-year-old Owen Fritts, who owns a macadamia nut farm in South Point.

Hawaiʻi drivers are continuing to feel the pain at the pump, with gas prices rising week over week amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz, and uncertainty in the global oil market, according to the AAA Hawaiʻi Weekend Gas Watch.

Hurricane Nolo churned north-northwest at 5 mph toward Hawaiʻi Island, covering about 50 miles overnight, the National Weather Service reported shortly after 5 a.m. today. A tropical storm warning and watch is in effect for Maui County. The hurricane with winds then clocked at 85 mph was located about 400 miles south-southeast of Honolulu or […]

Due to the partial closure of Ka‘ahumanu Avenue on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, to accommodate the Maui County Fair Parade, Maui Bus service will be re-routed and specific bus stops will not be in service, the County of Maui Department of Transportation announced. The changes are as follows:

The Hawaiʻi Mesonet - Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal (HCDP) team at the University of Hawaiʻi has launched a new website that provides easy access to up-to-date rainfall and wind observations from Hawaiʻi Mesonet stations across the state.