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A Hawaiian hurricane is a tropical cyclone that forms in the Pacific Ocean and affects the Hawaiian Islands. Hawaii lies in the central Pacific, where about four or five tropical cyclones appear each year, although as many as fifteen have occurred, such as in the 2015 season; rarely do these storms actually affect Hawaii.
The hurricane season in the Hawaiian Islands is roughly from June through November, when hurricanes and tropical storms are most probable in the North Pacific. These storms tend to originate off the coast of Mexico (particularly the Baja California peninsula ) and track west or northwest towards the islands.
The 2024 Pacific hurricane season was a below average season that saw 15 tropical cyclones develop overall, of which all but 2 became named storms. Of the 13 named storms, 5 developed into hurricanes, of which 3 intensified into major hurricanes .
The most active hurricane season for Hawaii was 2015, when 12 tropical systems came within 300 nautical miles of the islands, but not all caused winds, rain, or even waves in Hawaii ...
The hurricane is now around 1650 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii, the weather service said. Gilma poses less of a threat to land than Hone and is "expected to weaken considerably before reaching Hawaii ...
Hurricane Hone was a fairly long-lived tropical cyclone that impacted the U.S. state of Hawaii in August 2024. The eighth named storm and third hurricane of the 2024 Pacific hurricane season, Hone was also the first tropical cyclone to form in the North Central Pacific tropical cyclone basin since 2019. [1]
A look back on Hawaii's history shows just how rare it is for hurricanes to impact the islands. A look back on Hawaii's history shows just how rare it is for hurricanes to impact the islands.
Hurricane Iniki over Hawaii. August 9, 1871 - Indigenous sources suggest that a Category 3 hurricane struck the Big Island and Maui. [6] August 7, 1958 – A tropical storm makes landfall on the Big Island of Hawaii. [120] August 7, 1959 – Hurricane Dot makes landfall on Kauai. [121]