#Kona lows

Airbnb to donate 10 cents per stay to fund free emergency housing, including for Hawaiʻi disasters

Airbnb and its nonprofit, Airbnb.org, have together provided more than 110,000 nights of free emergency housing in Hawaiʻi since 2020, the company said in a news release. That includes stays during Kona lows, Hurricane Lowell, Tropical Storm Lala and flooding on Oʻahu in 2026, and after the Maui wildfires in 2023.

Hawai‘i congressional delegation urges approval of Presidential Disaster Declaration requests following Hurricanes Lowell and Lala

Hawai‘i’s congressional delegation is urging the President to approve Gov. Josh Green’s requests for Presidential Major Disaster Declarations following the devastating impacts of Hurricanes Lowell and Lala.

Maui farmers brace for approaching storms after major crop losses in year of extreme weather

Farmers were still recovering from major damage and crop losses in the Kona low storms in March when Hurricane Lala swept by in August.