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- South Hawaii and Molokai RADARs to upgrade to Dual Polarization
Issued: Jan 03, 2013 1:54 am
The system upgrade of South Hawaii and Molokai RADARs to dual polarization to resume in late January 2013. South Hawaii is scheduled to be upgraded starting January 29. Molokai is scheduled to be upgraded starting February 11.
- 2012 Central Pacific Hurricane Season in Review
Issued: Dec 04, 2012 9:26 am
- Hau'ula (Oahu) Recognized as StormReady & TsunamiReady
Issued: Dec 03, 2012 12:03 pm
- NWS Observer Receives Prestigious Award
Issued: Nov 15, 2012 12:02 pm
- NWS email and SMS service through GovDelivery discontinued November 13, 2012
Issued: Nov 14, 2012 7:40 am
On November 13, 2012, the NWS contract with GovDelivery was terminated. This contract service email and SMS notification of select NWS products, including CPHC bulletins, via GovDelivery.
It is our understanding that GovDelivery, Inc. intends to continue an equivalent service and enable additional subscriptions through their company website at: http://govdelivery.com/
GovDelivery intends to send current subscribers a message which will provide subscribers an opportunity to re-subscribe to the new service.
- Record dry October at several sites in the state.
Issued: Nov 02, 2012 2:59 pm
- Click Here to Learn How to Find Hazardous Weather Products On Our Website
Issued: Oct 29, 2012 2:23 pm
- 2012-2013 State of Hawaii Wet Season Outlook Screencast
Issued: Oct 15, 2012 10:31 am
- Looking for your forecast? Check out this video for some helpful tips.
Issued: Oct 12, 2012 7:45 am
- We need your feedback! Take our weather survey
Issued: Sep 27, 2012 12:10 pm
The NWS is undertaking its annual research to better serve your needs. Please take our survey at: http://svy.cfigroup.com/launch/NWS/
The survey will take about 20 minutes to complete and need not be finished all at once. We also encourage you to take a moment and complete one or more of the additional sections focused on Hazardous Weather, Marine Weather, and Aviation Weather.
- Get Prepared For Tropical Cyclone Hazards!
Issued: Sep 18, 2012 1:05 pm
Have you ever wondered what hazards are produced by tropical cyclones? Check out this screencast discussing the tropical cyclone triple threat.
- Remembering Hurricane Iniki: Day Five
Issued: Sep 14, 2012 12:00 am
- Website outage early Monday morning September 17
Issued: Sep 13, 2012 11:13 pm
During the early hours of Monday September 17, the web server that houses the WFO Honolulu and CPHC websites will be undergoing required maintenance to improve stability. The maintenance is expected to start at 1 am HST, and the duration is currently unknown. Outages are possible during the maintenance period.
- Remembering Hurricane Iniki: Day Four
Issued: Sep 13, 2012 12:00 am
- Remembering Hurricane Iniki: Day Three
Issued: Sep 12, 2012 12:00 am
- Remembering Hurricane Iniki: Day Two
Issued: Sep 11, 2012 12:00 am
- Remembering Hurricane Iniki: Day One
Issued: Sep 10, 2012 6:57 am
- Preparedness is the Key
Issued: Aug 27, 2012 9:45 am
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Now Tsunami and Storm Ready
Issued: Jul 17, 2012 9:45 am
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park recently became the second National Park to be recognized as both TsunamiReady and StormReady in the nation. For more information about the program please see www.stormready.noaa.gov.
- Weather Alerts Coming to a Cell Phone Near You!
Issued: Jun 28, 2012 8:42 am
- Hurricane Preparedness Week: Take Action!
Issued: Jun 02, 2012 12:00 am
- Hurricane Preparedness Week: Get Prepared!
Issued: Jun 01, 2012 12:00 am
- Hurricane Preparedness Week: Hurricane Forecasting
Issued: May 31, 2012 12:00 am
- Hurricane Preparedness Week: Flooding
Issued: May 30, 2012 12:00 am
- Hurricane Preparedness Week: Wind
Issued: May 29, 2012 12:00 am
- Hurricane Preparedness Week: Storm Surge
Issued: May 28, 2012 12:00 am
- Hurricane Preparedness Week: Hurricane History
Issued: May 27, 2012 12:00 am
- Kohala radar outage for dual polarization upgrade begins May 29
Issued: May 25, 2012 3:46 pm
- 2012 Central Pacific Hurricane Seasonal Outlook Released
Issued: May 23, 2012 11:34 am
- National Safe Boating Week 2012
Issued: May 21, 2012 6:22 am
- Communications Outage Affecting NWS Honolulu
Issued: May 08, 2012 1:49 pm
- Are You Weather-Ready?
Issued: May 01, 2012 10:39 am
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.
- Lahaina Noon dates and times for 2012
Issued: Apr 30, 2012 7:59 am
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.
- Kohala Radar (Big Island) will be out of service for Dual-Pol upgrade late May
Issued: Apr 23, 2012 10:49 am
The outage is expected to last from May 28 until June 10, 2012.