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Kiko was downgraded from a tropical storm to a remnant low this morning, as it continues on a path north of the Hawaiian Islands. The system was last located 110 miles N of Honolulu and was traveling W at 12 mph with 35 mph maximum sustained winds.

Showers are forecast to spread over Windward Big Island and Maui tonight and then transition to locally heavy interior showers over Molokaʻi through Kauaʻi tomorrow afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Locally breezy trades are expected to return Wednesday night.

Hurricane Kiko is now 635 miles E of Hilo and 835 miles ESE of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The system is on a weakening trend as it passes over cool waters, and dropped to a category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph in the latest forecast.

Kiko has entered the Central Pacific basin as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph, according to the latest forecast. The system was last located about 1,005 miles ESE of Hilo and 1,205 miles ESE of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.

Maui Emergency Management Agency is closely monitoring Hurricane Kiko, which is forecast by National Weather Service to approach the Hawaiian Islands as a weakening storm in the early or middle part of next week.

Acting Gov. Sylvia Luke today at 1:10 p.m. issued an emergency proclamation declaring a state of emergency across the entire state of Hawai‘i due to the possible inclement weather posed by Hurricane Kiko.

Kiko has re-intensified to a category 5 hurricane on its approach to the Central Pacific basin. According to a NHC forecast discussion: Kiko is forecast to approach the Hawaiian Islands during the early to the middle portion of next week. “Impacts from rain and wind remain a possibility, but it is too soon to determine the exact location or magnitude of these impacts, and interests there should continue to monitor the progress of this storm.”

Category 4 Hurricane Kiko is expected to cross into the central Pacific basin Friday night and approach the Hawaiian Islands during the early to the middle portion of next week.

Forecasters with NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center and Climate Prediction Center today said the outlook calls for 1 to 4 tropical cyclones across the central Pacific this season.

The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division reminds consumers to evaluate their insurance policies before hurricane season, which starts June 1.

Hone has weakened from hurricane status to a tropical storm as the center passed about 175 miles south of Kauaʻi. On the forecast track, Hone will continue moving away from the main Hawaiian Islands, and pass well north of Johnston Island Tuesday night into Wednesday, according to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center.

The National Weather Service has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for the Big Island with the latest forecast track bringing the center of Hone near the South Point from Saturday night into Sunday morning. The NWS reports Hone will then strengthen to a Hurricane late Sunday as it passes south of Oʻahu and Molokaʻi.

With the forecast of possible stormy weather this weekend and its potential impact to Hawaiʻi, Hawaiian Electric advises its customers to review their emergency preparedness plans and be ready for possible outages.

There were four tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific Hurricane Center area of responsibility during the 2023 hurricane season, which officially wraps up on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Dora satellite imagery (8.7.23 7:30 a.m.) PC: NWS/CPHC

The Category 3 hurricane has maximum sustained winds of 125 mph with higher gusts. Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center say Dora has likely peaked in intensity.

The NWS says the “peak period of concern” at this time is approximately 6 p.m. Tuesday through 6 a.m. Wednesday with the “greatest potential for higher end rain rates occurring after midnight Tuesday night.” As of 5 p.m., the system was located about 655 miles ESE of Hilo Hawaiʻi; 730 miles ESE of Hāna, Maui; 760 miles ESE of Kahului, Maui; 800 miles ESE of Kaunakakai, Molokaʻi; 790 miles ESE of Lānaʻi City; and 855 miles ESE of Honolulu, Oʻahu.

The National Hurricane Center says storm total rainfall amounts of 4-7 inches are possible along windward areas of the Big Island of Hawaiʻi from Tuesday night into Thursday, with lower amounts of 1-4 inches elsewhere in the state. The NHC reports that a Tropical Storm Watch may be required for portions of the main Hawaiian Islands tonight.

Calvin is now a tropical storm with sustained winds of 70 mph as it continues on a WNW path at 16 mph. Calvin was last located 1360 miles ESE of Hilo, 1425 miles ESE of Hāna and 1460 miles ESE of Kahului, Maui.

“We’re still hopeful that Calvin won’t cause any major problems, but after three quiet hurricane seasons we don’t want people to be complacent about this hazard,” said James Barros, Administrator of the Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA).

Calvin is expected to move into the Central Pacific Basin late Sunday or early Monday, according to forecasters.  Its remnants will likely impact the state beginning next week Tuesday, but forecasters with the National Weather Service say its still too early for details.