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Hawaiʻi Storm Latest: State Shuts Down, 1,000s Lose Power Courtesy of Natalie Scarborough

Hawaiʻi Storm Latest: State Shuts Down, 1,000s Lose Power

High winds whipped the islands as a storm came through on Sunday, with more expected overnight and into Monday.

How Do Hawaiʻi Residents Handle The Heat? Here’s What You Told Us (Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025)

How Do Hawaiʻi Residents Handle The Heat? Here’s What You Told Us

Rising temperatures have Hawaiʻi residents searching for solutions in a state where nearly half of us don’t have A/C.

Hawaiʻi Officials Discuss Lessons Learned From Tsunami Scare Kawika Lopez/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi Officials Discuss Lessons Learned From Tsunami Scare

Agencies like the Department of Transportation plan to publish after-action reports by the end of the year, officials said.

Student Scientists Are Tracking Heat Risk For Their Peers (Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025)

Student Scientists Are Tracking Heat Risk For Their Peers

Students are helping with summer research to measure temperatures at Hawaiʻi’s K-12 schools and set guidelines to prevent heat-related illness.

Tsunami Prediction Has Gotten Much Better. Hawaiʻi Just Needs More Data John Hill/Civil Beat/2025

Tsunami Prediction Has Gotten Much Better. Hawaiʻi Just Needs More Data

Specialized buoys can monitor waves on the seafloor. But there are few sea-level stations between Asia and Hawaiʻi to test the accuracy of the forecast.

Hawaiʻi Tsunami History: How They’ve Shaped The Islands Pacific Tsunami Center

Hawaiʻi Tsunami History: How They’ve Shaped The Islands

Hawaiʻi got lucky Tuesday, but we haven’t always been let off the hook — and may not next time.

2 More Tropical Cyclones Churn In The Pacific As Hone Moves Past Hawaii AP

2 More Tropical Cyclones Churn In The Pacific As Hone Moves Past Hawaii

The biggest impacts from Tropical Storm Hone were rainfall and flash floods on the Big Island.

Tropical Storm Hone Forms In The Pacific, Trailed By Hurricane Gilma NOAA via AP/2024

Tropical Storm Hone Forms In The Pacific, Trailed By Hurricane Gilma

Forecasters said interests in Hawaii should monitor progress of the storm.

Hawaii Should Have A Milder Hurricane Season This Year, Experts Say CSU/CIRA and NOAA/NESDIS

Hawaii Should Have A Milder Hurricane Season This Year, Experts Say

Experts at NOAA predict a below-normal hurricane season as a result of La Nina conditions.

2023’s Extreme Storms, Heat And Wildfires Broke Records Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

2023’s Extreme Storms, Heat And Wildfires Broke Records

A scientist explains how global warming fuels climate disasters.