#hurricane hone

This year featured just 2 tropical cyclones, pretty much right on the money as far as the Central Pacific Hurricane Center’s outlook issued in May, which called for 1 to 4 tropical cyclones and 50% chance of fewer than the 4 to 5 storms the basin sees in an average year.

The hills are alive on the island, and it’s all because of some plentifully precipitous precipitation that helped wipe out about 84% of the abnormally dry and drought areas that persisted before the storm passed.

It was a wave of “braddahs and sistahs coming together to help out each other” with food, appliances, rides, repairs, spiritual needs or even just getting people in touch with others who could help.

Tropical moisture from the two former tropical cyclones is causing dew points to spike into the mid to upper 70s, making it steamy, sticky and stifling around the island.

Crews are continuing to respond to scattered and isolated outages in Pāpaʻikou, Pepeʻekeo, Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaiian Shores, ʻĀinaloa, Nānāwale Estates, Leilani Estates, Kalapana, Seaview Estates, Mountain View and several other locations.

With approximately 1,900 Hawaiian Electric customers experiencing prolonged power outages following Hurricane Hone, Hawai‘i County has opened two shelters.

Storm also wreaks havoc elsewhere on the mountain by causing cracks in the asphalt of access road and landslides near the observatories at the summit; access road is closed until Wednesday for repairs

As much as 18 inches of rain fell in some areas of East Hawai‘i, flooding roads in the Ka‘ū District and the Bayfront area in Hilo.

Hone is now well past the Big Island leaving trailing rain bands in its wake.

Hurricane Hone brought rain and wind to Hawai‘i Island resulting in flooding in several areas over the weekend.