Hurricane Nolo tracks slowly north, continues strengthening

The Hawaii Employers Council has released a new Disaster Preparedness Toolkit to help Hawaiʻi employers protect their people and keep operations running before, during, and after severe weather.  The September 2026 toolkit is intended for Human Resources professionals and business leaders facing natural disasters and severe weather that affect employees and the workplace. It arrives […]

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Hawaiʻi drivers are continuing to feel the pain at the pump, with gas prices rising week over week amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz, and uncertainty in the global oil market, according to the AAA Hawaiʻi Weekend Gas Watch.

Hurricane Nolo churned north-northwest at 5 mph toward Hawaiʻi Island, covering about 50 miles overnight, the National Weather Service reported shortly after 5 a.m. today. A tropical storm warning and watch is in effect for Maui County. The hurricane with winds then clocked at 85 mph was located about 380 miles south-southeast of Honolulu or […]

Due to the partial closure of Ka‘ahumanu Avenue on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, to accommodate the Maui County Fair Parade, Maui Bus service will be re-routed and specific bus stops will not be in service, the County of Maui Department of Transportation announced. The changes are as follows:

The Hawaiʻi Mesonet – Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal (HCDP) team at the University of Hawaiʻi has launched a new website that provides easy access to up-to-date rainfall and wind observations from Hawaiʻi Mesonet stations across the state.

Hawai‘i’s economy has slowed this year under the weight of higher war-driven oil prices and an unusually active storm season, including two hurricanes within three weeks, according to the University of Hawai‘i Economic Research Organization’s third-quarter forecast for 2026.

Due to Tropical Storm Nolo, Bank of Hawai‘i will temporarily close all branch operations on Hawai‘i Island and Maui County today, Friday, Sept. 25.

Maui County agriculture officials are urging ranchers, farmers and producers to complete storm preparations as Hurricane Nolo approaches, threatening heavy rain, high winds and flash flooding. The National Weather Service issued a Tropical Storm Watch for Maui County Thursday morning, indicating tropical storm-force winds are possible within 48 hours, according to the county Department of […]

Public comments are due Oct. 23 on a draft environmental assessment on a project to replace deteriorated rockfall netting along the ʻAlelele slope on Hāna Highway in Kīpahulu.

Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc. will be closing its offices, including Wailuku, Hāna, Molokaʻi, and Lāna;i, on Friday, Sept. 25, due to anticipated impacts from Tropical Storm Nolo. MEO’s Head Start classrooms will also be closed.

Hawaiian Electric is urging customers to prepare for the possibility of extended power outages due to Tropical Storm Nolo, a powerful storm system that is nearing the state. “In the past 24 hours, we’ve increased our staffing and have teams standing by to restore power as quickly as possible,” said Jim Alberts, Hawaiian Electric’s senior vice president […]