Hurricane season in Hawaii runs from June 1 through November.
We’ve been lucky — it’s been 22 years since Iniki.
The good folks at the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism remind us, however, of the times we haven’t been so lucky.
How’s your supply of bottled water, batteries, canned goods and toilet paper?

—Chad Blair
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Chad Blair is the politics editor for Civil Beat. You can reach him by email at cblair@civilbeat.org or follow him on X at @chadblairCB.