The National Weather Service and the Hawaii State Civil Defense agency have partnered to raise public awareness to the dangers of tsunamis and commemorate the 159 lives lost to the April 1, 1946 tsunami.

Impacts of a G3 reading could include intermittent satellite navigation and low-frequency radio navigation problems and intermittent signals for high frequency radio. Auroras may also be possible in Illinois and Oregon.

A blessing ceremony will be held on Wednesday for a new vessel on Maui that will support whale response and research efforts throughout the state. The 38-foot Research Vessel Koholā was named after the Hawaiian word for whale.

The Office of Planning Coastal Zone Management Program has received a $250,000 grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The items will be used to evaluate wrecks for deterioration, and will help to identify when artifacts have been moved or go missing.

The recent Honshu Earthquake and Tsunami on March 11, 2011, highlights the importance of awareness of this year round threat.

Cultural advocates Kimo Kapahulehua of Maui and Walter Ritte of Molokai are among 10 new council members selected for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a Flood Advisory for the Island of MAUI in Maui County, in effect until 11:30 p.m. This Advisory may be extended beyond 11:30 p.m. if heavy rain persists.

A lost whaling shipwreck with links to the Herman Melville novel, Moby-Dick, was discovered in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

The Central Pacific Hurricane Center expects a below normal season with two to three tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific this year.  An average season has four or five tropical cyclones, which includes tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes.  Despite the outlook for less activity, forecasters remind the public to take each tropical system seriously.  [...]