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   <title>Kauai radar outage for dual polarization upgrade begins May 14</title>
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   <description>The South Kauai WSR-88D radar will undergo dual polarization upgrade starting May 14. The radar will be out of service until 5 pm May 27 while the upgrade work is performed.</description>
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   <pubDate>13 May 2012 08:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>Communications Outage Affecting NWS Honolulu</title>
   <link>http://www.weather.gov/hawaii/pages/examples/Outage_PNS_05082012_v1.pdf</link>
   <pubDate>08 May 2012 23:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>Are You Weather-Ready?</title>
   <link>http://www.nws.noaa.gov/com/weatherreadynation</link>
   <description>As hurricane season approaches NWS Honolulu would like to remind you to get prepared now.  Be sure to get family/business plans in place, put together a disaster kit, and stay tuned to the latest forecasts as the season approaches.  Do your part to help Hawaii be part of a Weather-Ready Nation.</description>
   <pubDate>01 May 2012 20:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>Lahaina Noon dates and times for 2012</title>
   <link>http://www.bishopmuseum.org/planetarium/highlights2012.html#ln</link>
   <description>In the tropics, the sun passes overhead twice during the year. On these two days, at local noon, the sun will be exactly overhead and an upright object such as a flagpole will have no shadow. The Bishop Museum maintains a list of dates and times for Lahaina Noon at various locations across Hawaii.&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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   <pubDate>30 Apr 2012 17:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>Kohala Radar (Big Island) will be out of service for Dual-Pol upgrade late May</title>
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   <description>The outage is expected to last from May 28 until June 10, 2012. </description>
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   <pubDate>23 Apr 2012 20:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>Get Prepared!  Free Workshops Available Around Hawaii!</title>
   <link>http://www.weather.gov/hawaii/pages/examples/Hazard_Workshops_2012.pdf</link>
   <description>Come learn about preparing for natural disasters at these free workshops available around the state.  </description>
   <pubDate>18 Apr 2012 17:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>April is Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawai`i.</title>
   <link>http://ptwc.weather.gov</link>
   <pubDate>31 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>South Kauai Radar will be out of service for Dual-Pol upgrade in Mid May</title>
   <link>http://www.prh.noaa.gov/data/HFO/PNSHFO.1203292307</link>
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   <pubDate>29 Mar 2012 23:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>State Record Hailstone Falls on March 9th, 2012</title>
   <link>http://www.weather.gov/hawaii/pages/examples/Record_Hail_March2012.pdf</link>
   <description>The National Weather Service Office in Honolulu and the State Climate Extremes Committee has confirmed that a 4 and 1/4 inch hailstone collected in Hawaii on the morning of March 9th, 2012 is indeed the largest hailstone on record that has fallen in the state.</description>
   <pubDate>22 Mar 2012 23:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>Loss of Satellite Data Over the Islands</title>
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   <pubDate>22 Mar 2012 01:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>Sluggish winter storm drenches Hawaii with persistent downpours</title>
   <link>http://www.prh.noaa.gov/data/HFO/PNSHFO.1203070208</link>
   <description>A slow moving front continued to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to parts of the state, particularly to Kauai and Oahu. Read more to see the rainfall totals are updated storm totals and reflect rainfall from 8 am Saturday until 2 pm Tuesday.</description>
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   <pubDate>07 Mar 2012 02:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>Weather and Surf Reports from Twitter </title>
   <link>http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/pages/twitter/</link>
   <description>In April of 2010, the NWS began an experiment to search Twitter for user posts that included the has tag &quot;wxreport&quot; for tweets that contain significant weather and sur information. You can now see those reports on our website, and also receive instructions on how you too can participate. </description>
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   <pubDate>05 Mar 2012 17:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>NWR Outage Thursday to impact transmitters on Kauai and Oahu</title>
   <link>http://www.prh.noaa.gov/data/HFO/PNSHFO.1202072028</link>
   <description>Maintenance being performed at Mt. Kaala on Thursday, February 9 will result in NOAA Weather Radio outages for the transmitters on Kauai and Oahu.</description>
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   <pubDate>08 Feb 2012 01:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>February 5 is National Weatherman's Day.</title>
   <link>http://www.prh.noaa.gov/data/HFO/PNSHFO.1002051956</link>
   <description>February 5th is National Weatherman's Day which commemorates the birth of John Jeffries in 1744. Jeffries, one of America's first weather observers, began taking daily weather observations in Boston, MA in 1774 and he took the first balloon observation in 1784. This is a day to recognize the men and women who collectively provide Americans with the best weather, water and climate forecasts and warnings services of any nation. </description>
   <pubDate>05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>Kailua and MCBH Recognized StormReady and TsunamiReady</title>
   <link>http://www.weather.gov/hawaii/pages/examples/Kailua_MCBH_Ceremony_v2.pdf</link>
   <pubDate>13 Jan 2012 18:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>SKYWARN Appreciation Day 2011</title>
   <link>http://www.weather.gov/hawaii/pages/examples/SKYWARN_2011v2.pdf</link>
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   <pubDate>06 Dec 2011 20:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>National EAS Test Set For November 9th at 9am HST</title>
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   <pubDate>07 Nov 2011 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>2011-2012 Wet Season Spotter Newsletter now available!</title>
   <link>http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/skywarn/newsletters/Spotter_Newsletter_2011_2012_Wet_Season.pdf</link>
   <pubDate>18 Oct 2011 16:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>2011-2012 Hawaiian Islands Wet Season Outlook</title>
   <link>http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/hydro/pages/wet_season_outlook_2011-2012.pdf</link>
   <pubDate>13 Oct 2011 18:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>Molokai radar back in service</title>
   <link>http://www.prh.noaa.gov/data/HFO/PNSHFO.1109270044</link>
   <description>The Molokai radar, which has been out of service since August 29 while under going structural repairs, has been returned to service.</description>
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   <pubDate>27 Sep 2011 01:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>Update on Molokai Radar Status</title>
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   <description>The Molokai Radar is now expected to be returned to service on Tuesday September 27.</description>
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   <pubDate>22 Sep 2011 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>Online Weather Spotter Training Now Available!</title>
   <link>https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_course.php?id=23</link>
   <pubDate>12 Sep 2011 18:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>Molokai Radar Tower Replacement Almost Complete</title>
   <link>http://www.weather.gov/hawaii/pages/examples/Molokai_Radar_Webpage.pdf</link>
   <pubDate>06 Sep 2011 18:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>Submit Comments on Proposed Weather.gov Design Refresh</title>
   <link>http://www.weather.gov/redesign</link>
   <description>Now through September 12th, you may view mockups and submit comments on the proposed design refresh of the Weather.gov website.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Visit www.weather.gov/redesign for more information</description>
   <pubDate>04 Sep 2011 15:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>Storm Event Summary Posted - June 4, 2011 Windward Oahu Flash Flood</title>
   <link>http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/pages/events/HeavyRain20110604/</link>
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   <pubDate>02 Sep 2011 01:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title>Extended Radar Outage for Molokai WSR-88D</title>
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   <description>The Molokai WSR-88D will not be available between August 29 and September 23, 2011, due to required maintenance.  </description>
   <pubDate>25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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