2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (239+ words) In the wake of Hurricane Lowell, the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority sent a message for tourists who were on Kauaʻi during the storm surge and for those planning to visit Hawaiʻi in the immediate future. David Uchiyama is the HTA’s chief…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (176+ words) After restoring power to Oʻahu, the Hawaiian Electric Co. is turning its attention to the Garden Isle. It is assisting the Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative in the aftermath of Hurricane Lowell after it passed over the westernmost main Hawaiian islands....

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (530+ words) As Kauaʻi residents slowly move into the recovery and cleanup phase across the island following Hurricane Lowell, some are left to pick up the pieces of both their homes and businesses. Sierra-Lynn Stone, a sixth-generation kalo farmer on Kaua’i, runs…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (333+ words) Little by little, power is being restored on the Garden Isle. The Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative is still cautioning customers to plan for extended outages as repairs to its system are underway. HPR spoke with KIUC’s spokesperson Beth Amaro, who…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (413+ words) Towering surf from Hurricane Lowell demolished seawalls and oceanfront homes on Kauaʻi’s south shore, with one witness saying five or six homes were destroyed on one street in Poiʻpū. “I've never seen anything like it in my life. And the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (185+ words) With nearly two weeks having passed since Hurricane Lala impacted the island of Hawaiʻi, HPR spoke with Hawaiʻi County Mayor Kimo Alameda to hear how the island's recovery efforts have been progressing. He told HPR that basic services have mostly…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (666+ words) More than 80 million people are under an Extreme Heat Warning or Heat Advisory through this week, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters at the service's Weather Prediction Center called this latest heat dome a "steamy air-mass even by mid-to-late…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (108+ words) During Hurricane Lala, severe storm damage left over 200,000 Oʻahu residents without power. The outages and storm debris became a significant obstacle for those navigating the roads, where fallen trees and downed power lines left countless traffic signals out of commission....

3+ week, 14+ hour ago   (82+ words) Tropical Storm Moke is forecast to pass south of the Hawaiian Islands this weekend, bringing heavy rains and strong gusts of wind. While this storm is not expected to have the same force as Lala, the National Hurricane Center warns…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (753+ words) As of 3 p.m. Thursday, the National Weather Service was monitoring Tropical Depression Two-C, which was forecast to reach tropical storm strength, and possibly hurricane strength. It is forecast to pass south of the islands but could still bring heavy rain, especially…...