Hurricane Tracker

The Tropical Storm Warning has been discontinued for Oʻahu and Maui County; and the Tropical Storm Watch has been discontinued for Kauaʻi County.

On Maui, after staff assessments, all parks except for Waiʻānapanapa State Park are expected to reopen in the morning. Waiʻānapanapa is not accessible currently off the Hāna Highway which was severely impacted by the storm.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation is continuing to respond to damages caused by heavy rains on Hawaiʻi Island, storm impacts and fire response on Maui, the beginning of storm effect on Oʻahu and continues preparing on Kauaʻi.

Gov. Ige’s formal request to appoint Brig. Gen. Kenneth Hara was submitted on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 and approved earlier today.

As of Thursday night, there were a total of 1,526 people across 36 shelters statewide

Weather impacts from Hurricane Lane could be felt into the weekend as the Category 3 system forges a slow advance up the island chain.

Hurricane Lane is still heading for Maui County as a category 3 hurricane with 120 mile per hour winds. A Hurricane Warning, Flash Flood Watch and High Surf Warning for all south facing shores is still in effect countywide.

In the event of outages, repair crews will be dispatched when conditions are safe to do so. Should customers experience any outages or encounter downed power lines, please report them to Maui Electric’s trouble line at 871-7777 on Maui or toll-free for Lānaʻi or Molokaʻi at 1-877-871-8461.

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa is updating the public about Maui County response as Hurricane Lane continues its path toward the islands.  The press conference began at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018.

United Airline representatives tell Maui Now that there are no disruptions to the schedule today (Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018), however due to weather conditions they will be forced to cancel flights for Friday, August 24 in and out of Kahului Airport (OGG).

This post includes an ongoing list of Maui County road closures and traffic advisories associated with Hurricane Lane. 

A liaison from FEMA is currently on Maui and has been working in coordination with the Maui Emergency Management Agency from the Emergency Operations Center.

Tropical storm conditions are expected to begin over portions of Maui county later today, with hurricane conditions expected in some areas by Friday.

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa hosted a press conference on Wednesday afternoon ahead of Hurricane Lane as it continues its approach up the island chain.  

Gov. Ige’s request for a Presidential Disaster Declaration for the State of Hawai‘i has been approved. Word came late Wednesday afternoon that the governor’s request was granted, as Hurricane Lane approaches the Hawaiian Islands.

With Lane continuing its approach toward the Hawaiian Islands, there’s lots of closures and cancellations being announced. 

Emergency shelters will open at select locations across Maui County at 2 p.m. today, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018.

In Maui County, damaging tropical storm force winds could begin as early as Wednesday night, with dangerous hurricane force winds possible starting late In Maui County, damaging tropical storm force winds could begin as early as Wednesday night, with hurricane force winds possible starting late Thursday..

Due to the anticipated effects of Hurricane Lane, the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary announced that its Maui County courts and facilities will be closed Aug. 22-24.

All University of Hawaiʻi campuses and all non-essential university operations on Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānai will be closed until further notice.