Kona Weather: Tropical Storm & Hurricane Information Hurricanes Rarely Strike Hawaii Read Why – How Often Do Hurricanes Hit Hawaii? What Is The History Of Hurricanes Hitting Hawai’i? Recent brushes with hurricanes: Hurricane Hector, Hurricane Lane. What Should You Have Ready In Case A Hurricane Comes To Hawaii?  – Hawai’i Hurricane Preparedness Checklist – 20+ Immediate […]

Welcome To The Newest, Above Sea-Level, (former) Hawaiian Island Hawaii has a (tiny) new baby (at least for now) island.  A robust plume (below, center) was observed July 12, 2017, at the southern end of the ocean entry, which had migrated about 985 feet to the west. “No man is an island, entire of itself.” […]

Just How Do People End Up In Hawaii? (Or as we like to ask, “What took so long?”) A woman was an executive with a company and her family had made Hawaii vacation plans months ago. Their life was so hectic… they thought Kona would be a perfect getaway (it is). Her husband and teenage […]