A 140 mph storm is moving towards Hawaii and is the first one of the year. What you need to know when visiting Hawaii during hurricane season.
A 140 mph storm is moving towards Hawaii and is the first one of the year. What you need to know when visiting Hawaii during hurricane season.
Who is Panicking ? It always turns Tropical Before It Hits Our Shores ! Who’s Panicking?
Hi Mauna.
Have you been to the grocery store? We just did in Honolulu today and the water, tp and paper towels we’re pretty much gone.
Aloha.
It’s not only hurricanes. In 2006 there was extremely heavy rain for several days which flooded some roads. Eventually, the defective Ka Loko dam collapsed, killing several people and creating horrible damage to the island and the ocean immediately surrounding that area. The Princeville airport was closed, as was the road from there. On the nightly news, there were tourists screaming at the airport about how they had to catch their flights, but it was no go.
It’s not likely that there will be another dam breach, but there can be flooding on the islands, particularly on the road to Hanalei. The reminder to take extra medication is a good one, as is the suggestion to buy travel insurance.
Thank you, BOH, for all your helpful articles.
Hi Nancy.
Thank you. That rain went on for 40 days straight. It was unbelievable.
Aloha.
Don’t mess with those fee MA dudes.
Putting together the Emergency Preparations List and publishing it is a Necessity for Everyone, Thank You! It’s easy to forget about the potential needs until it’s too late, life is too precious to leave to chance. Travelers also need to prepare. Beach Erosion and Objects washing ashore can be dangerous, rip currents can, and do, kill. As with Any Emergency stay informed and beware of ever changing conditions. Don’t Risk your life or that of Emergency Personnel! Thank You BOH.
Hi Ernie.
Thanks. We appreciate your additions to the list, which we’ll update.
Aloha.
Dear BOH,
Remembering Iniki – our dear friends were parked up on the hillside over looking Poipu and saw their home washed away… saw their oriental rugs tossed into, what was then the cane fields across the road. It was the second time the house had been destroyed due to hurricane.. very hard time for Kauai .. Your advice was spot on..
mahalo
Cheryl
Hi Cheryl.
Thanks for adding to the conversation. We both have many memories of that day 30 years ago on South Shore Kauai and what followed.
Aloha.
You can try to scare me off but I still hope to live part of my life in Hawaii!! I remember Iniki, as we visited Kauai shortly before and after. Still and always beautiful! Mahalo for your tips on preparedness.