The National Weather Service issued a tropical storm watch for Hawaii County. The storm is currently forecast to make landfall in the Hawaiian Islands as early as Friday afternoon through as late as Monday with the possibility of flash flooding, high winds, high surf and coastal inundation. We will continue to monitor changes in watches and warnings for the remaining islands.
For official updates, we recommend regularly checking the following websites:
Central Pacific Hurricane Center: www.weather.gov/cphc
Hawaii Emergency Management Agency: http://www.scd.hawaii.gov/
We have been informed that some airlines are waiving change fees. We advise visitors currently in or traveling to the Hawaiian Islands in the coming days to continue to monitor weather reports and follow up with their accommodations and airlines for status.
For travel safety tips, please visit the HTA’s Travel Smart Hawaii website (www.travelsmarthawaii.com) and download the Travel Safety Brochure, which is available in English, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. We recommend familiarizing visitors with this information.
The HTA will provide ongoing updates, including potential closures and cancellations.
WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:
- We advise visitors currently in or traveling to the Hawaiian Islands in the coming days to continue to monitor weather reports and follow up with their accommodations and airlines for status.
- The storm is currently forecast to make landfall in the Hawaiian Islands as early as Friday afternoon through as late as Monday with the possibility of flash flooding, high winds, high surf and coastal inundation.
- We will continue to monitor changes in watches and warnings for the remaining islands.
