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The transgender flags that usually adorn the Stonewall National Monument in New York City during Pride Month were missing ...
Hawaii’s hurricane outlook calls for a below-normal season, but ongoing cuts to the federal government have U.S. Rep. Jill ...
Commander Kristen Hahn, Response Department Head, Coast Guard Sector Honolulu, center, presents CBM Kevin Chapman, left who ...
The grand opening of the recently rehabilitated Nitta’s Corner in Kekaha, Kauai, will be held Dec. 15. Above, remnants of the store after Hurricane Iniki destroyed the main building in 1992. 2/3 ...
Only two recorded hurricanes have ever made landfall in Hawaii. Skip Navigation. ... Hurricane Dot in 1959 and Hurricane Iniki in 1992. ... Honolulu or Kauai from 1950 through 2021.
Iniki struck the island of Kauai as a Category 4 with maximum winds of about 200 km/h, killing six people and causing more than $3 billion (USD) in damage. Header image courtesy of NOAA.
A hurricane warning is in effect for parts of Hawaii this weekend as Hurricane Hone approaches the popular tourist destination. Forecasters expect widespread heavy rainfall that could lead to flash ...
A sidewalk is ripped up and littered with downed palm trees after Hurricane Iniki slammed the island of Kauai, Hawaii in September, 1992. One such hurricane formed in an El Niño year: 1992.
Before Hawaii's greatest natural disaster, which Dora contributed to last August, Iniki from September 1992 was the costliest hurricane. As a Category 4 hurricane, Iniki caused $3.1 billion in ...
KAUAI COUNTY (ISLAND NEWS) -- 9/11 is the anniversary of a major disaster for the state: Hurricane Iniki. By looking back at what the recovery was like after the storm struck, we can see what ...
Iniki damaged or destroyed 41% of Kauai’s 15,200 homes with 130-to-160-mph winds. Seven people were killed and 100 were injured. After Iwa, new homes had to have their roofs secured to their walls.
Hawaii could see a big hurricane season, but most homes aren’t ready ... Iniki damaged or destroyed 41% of Kauai’s 15,200 homes with 130- to 160-mph (209- to 257-kph) winds.