#Dry Weather
Report: Despite El Niño conditions, Hawaiʻi rainfall is near normal
Ongoing El Niño climate conditions have not generated as much dry weather as expected in the Hawaiian Islands, the Hawaiʻi Drought Council reports.
Haleakala National Park takes extra precautions against fire dangers
Dry weather on Maui has Haleakala National Park officials taking extra precautions. Due to high fire dangers, rangers at Haleakala National Park are discouraging any open fires at the Hosmer Grove Campground until further notice. Visitors are being educated about the current fire dangers caused by Maui’s prolonged drought and are asked to cook their […]
Leeward Maui and Western Molokai remain under Extreme Drought
The National Weather Service issued an updated drought information statement saying very dry weather continues across sections of the Big Island with parts of the island earning D4 Classification for the most extreme conditions. Two-thirds of Molokai and the lower leeward elevations of Maui remained under D3 or Extreme Drought conditions, as well as the […]
Water users urged to conserve amid El Nino conditions
The state Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM) is asking Hawaii residents and businesses to help in conserving water amid ongoing El Nino conditions. State officials say the El Niño phenomenon created abnormally dry winter season conditions throughout the state that are expected to continue through the spring. The U.S. Drought Monitor shows that Hawai‘i […]
