Neil Averitt/Civil Beat/2026
Kirstin Downey: How To Save A Royal Palace From A Punishing Storm
Caretakers for Hulihe‘e Palace, the oldest royal palace in the country, have been on high alert for days to protect the Big Island property.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Hawaiʻi Storm Latest: Forecast, Outages, Closures, Shelters, More
Updated news from officials on the Kona low storm passing over Hawaiʻi amid concerns of flooding and high winds.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Hawaiʻi Storm Shutters Schools, State Offices As Weather Expected To Worsen
UPDATED: Gov. Josh Green issued an emergency order as winds and flooding from a Kona low storm threaten major population centers.
Courtesy of Natalie Scarborough
Hawaiʻi Storm Latest: State Shuts Down, 1,000s Lose Power
High winds whipped the islands as a storm came through on Sunday, with more expected overnight and into Monday.
(Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025)
How Do Hawaiʻi Residents Handle The Heat? Here’s What You Told Us
Rising temperatures have Hawaiʻi residents searching for solutions in a state where nearly half of us don’t have A/C.
Kawika Lopez/Civil Beat/2025
Hawaiʻi Officials Discuss Lessons Learned From Tsunami Scare
Agencies like the Department of Transportation plan to publish after-action reports by the end of the year, officials said.
(Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025)
Student Scientists Are Tracking Heat Risk For Their Peers
Students are helping with summer research to measure temperatures at Hawaiʻi’s K-12 schools and set guidelines to prevent heat-related illness.
John Hill/Civil Beat/2025
Tsunami Prediction Has Gotten Much Better. Hawaiʻi Just Needs More Data
Specialized buoys can monitor waves on the seafloor. But there are few sea-level stations between Asia and Hawaiʻi to test the accuracy of the forecast.
Pacific Tsunami Center
Hawaiʻi Tsunami History: How They’ve Shaped The Islands
Hawaiʻi got lucky Tuesday, but we haven’t always been let off the hook — and may not next time.
AP
2 More Tropical Cyclones Churn In The Pacific As Hone Moves Past Hawaii
The biggest impacts from Tropical Storm Hone were rainfall and flash floods on the Big Island.