#Nolo

On Maui, the Makawao State Forest Reserve, Kula Forest Reserve and Waihou Spring Forest Reserve remain closed pending storm damage repairs.  Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area remains closed due to the surrounding forest reserve closure.  

With Hawaiian Electric Co. (HECO) reporting that service has been restored to nearly all West Maui customers, the County of Maui closed its emergency shelter at Lahaina Civic Center Gym at 4 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026.

The four Lahaina public schools that remained closed Monday following Hurricane Nolo will reopen to students and staff Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026.

Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc. transportation will resume all Human Services transportation on Monday, Sept. 28, including services in Hāna, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi. Maui Bus ADA Paratransit services resumed regular operations on Sunday. This follows modified operations on Saturday, Sept. 26 due to Hurricane Nolo,

Both districts of Haleakalā National Park are open—Sunrise reservations will resume for Monday, Sept. 28. Frontcountry camping in the Kīpahulu District will resume Monday, Sept. 28. Backcountry camping will resume Monday, Sept. 28. Frontcountry camping in the Summit District at Hosmer Grove will resume later in the week.

(5 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026) Nolo has strengthened into a category 4 hurricane and is forecast to remain well south and southwest of the main Hawaiian Islands. The system will approach the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument on Tuesday, according to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center.

(Update: 5 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026) Hurricane Nolo is slightly stronger this morning as it moves westward, south of the Hawaiian Islands. At 5 a.m., the eye of Hurricane Nolo was located by Air Force Reconnaissance aircraft about 260 miles SW of South Point on Hawaiʻi Island, and 355 miles S of Honolulu, Oʻahu.

(Update: 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026). Hurricane Nolo is now moving faster toward the west at 8 mph, and the Tropical Storm Watch for Maui and Warning for Hawaiʻi County have been cancelled. The National Weather Service says gusty winds, heavy rain and large waves continue for portions of the Hawaiian Islands.

As Hurricane Nolo tracks slowly westward, Hawaiian Electric crews, contractors and support staff remain ready to respond as conditions allow. With rainfall, flash flooding, thunderstorms and damaging winds forecasted for today, especially for Hawai‘i Island and Maui, the company continues to encourage customers to prepare through the weekend for possible power outages.

Hurricane Nolo continues on its forecast track south of the Hawaiian Islands, which remains favorable for Maui County. The potential for significant impacts has decreased, but Maui County remains under a Tropical Storm Watch, Flood Watch and High Surf Advisory, and residents should remain vigilant as conditions can change.

As of 7:30 a.m., crews were working to restore about 626 who are without power on Hawaiʻi Island in areas of Ocean View, Hāmākua, Lower Puna, Ka‘ū and North Kohala. There are no major outages on Maui County or Oʻahu, with crews addressing outages impacting less than 40 customers in each county.

(Update: 11 a.m. HST Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026) Nolo is moving slowly westward with gusty winds, heavy rain and large waves continuing over portions of the Hawaiian Islands. As of 11 a.m., the Hurricane Watch for Hawaiʻi County was discontinued. However, a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Hawaiʻi County and a Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Maui County.

(Update: 11 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25 2026) Hurricane Nolo is still nearly stationary south of Hawaiʻi Island. The system is expected to strengthen during the next couple of days while remaining south of the Hawaiian Islands.

Due to the approaching Tropical Storm Nolo, both districts of Haleakalā National Park will close this evening— Kīpahulu District at 4 p.m. and Summit District at 8 p.m. Sunrise reservations for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 25 and 26 have been cancelled. Front country and backcountry camping are cancelled for today, Sept. 24 through Saturday, Sept. 26. The park will reopen when it is safe to do so. Notifications regarding park closures and reopening will be posted on the park’s website and social media channels.

As Tropical Storm Nolo intensifies and closes in on the Hawaiian Islands, the Maui County Council will postpone its regularly scheduled Friday meeting until Tuesday, according to an announcement from Council Chair Alice Lee.

The company is maintaining a 24-hour watch on Nolo’s path in order to position crews and equipment in areas most likely to be affected. Crews that were helping Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative following Tropical Storm Lowell are returning to their Hawaiian Electric bases and will be on-hand for storm response on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island and in Maui County.

(Update: 5:08 p.m., 9.24.26) The National Weather Service that Nolo has strengthened from a tropical storm to a hurricane, with 75 mph winds. A tropical storm watch has been declared for Maui County.

(Update: 11 p.m., Sept. 23, 2026) Damaging tropical storm force winds reaching the Big Island as early as Friday morning, and dangerous hurricane force winds possible by Friday night. Hurricane or tropical storm watches may be needed for other islands should Nolo move closer to the islands.

The University of Hawaiʻi will close UH Hilo, Hawaiʻi Community College and all other UH units on Hawaiʻi Island on Thursday and Friday, while UH Maui College and other UH units in Maui County will close Friday, as Tropical Storm Nolo approaches the state and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane. The closures include UH Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience extension offices on Hawaiʻi Island and in Maui County.

All Hawaiʻi State Department of Education public schools and offices on Hawaiʻi Island will be closed Thursday, Sept. 24, and Friday, Sept. 25, while HIDOE schools and offices in Maui County will be closed Friday, Sept. 25, due to anticipated severe weather associated with Tropical Storm Nolo.