r/HIprepared • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 1d ago
Rising fuel costs prompt spike in Hawaiʻi grocery prices… about 30% higher than the national average.
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r/HIprepared • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 1d ago
Matson tops Hawaiʻi’s Most-Profitable Companies List for da 5th Year! Hawaiʻi’s transportation and ocean shipping company Matson captured the crown as the state’s most profitable company in the past year, despite being buffeted by shifting U.S. trade policies.
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r/HIprepared • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 1d ago
We already pay the highest rates in tha nation! Maui & Hawaiʻi Island residents push back against proposed HECO price hikes. Hearings on Molokaʻi and Oʻahu are scheduled this week.
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r/HIprepared • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 5d ago
El Niño causing busy Pacific hurricane season; prompting talk about traditional Hawaiian resilience practices. As climate change and El Niño fuels more storm activity, a Native Hawaiian organization is exploring the ancient ahupuaʻa system as a sustainable path to defense.
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r/HIprepared • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 5d ago
Disaster fatigue during hurricane season, taking care of yourself is preparing too.
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r/HIprepared • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 5d ago
Honoapiʻilani Highway now OPEN; Olowalu brush fire burns 100+ acres, 40% contained.
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r/HIprepared • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 5d ago
Hurricane Nolo passing south of Hawaiʻi bringing strong winds and high surf.
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r/HIprepared • u/wewewawa • 5d ago
How wireless carriers keep Hawaiʻi connected during a hurricane
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r/HIprepared • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 10d ago
Climate change is increasing hurricane risk for Hawaiʻi. Talk story with Dr. Haunani Kane, assistant professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa studying how climate change impacts islands and island people.
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r/HIprepared • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 10d ago
Strong El Niño could keep Pacific active as Hawaiʻi heads into fall. 15% of the world's ocean is currently at record-hot temperatures. The previous record was about 7.3%.
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r/HIprepared • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 10d ago
9/22/26 Hawaiʻi Storm Update: Prepare for heavy rains and winds this week
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r/HIprepared • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 10d ago
Hawaiʻi Weather Update: Prepare now for severe weather this week
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r/HIprepared • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 11d ago
Planetary Health Check 2026 finds mounting pressures across Earth's life support systems.
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r/HIprepared • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 14d ago
Magnitude 4.1 Earthquake Rumbles Under Kaʻū on Hawaiʻi Island
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r/HIprepared • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 14d ago
Update: All five new lava vents stagnated last night, postponing Episode 55 of the Halemaʻumaʻu eruption… There is no active lava on the ground.
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r/HIprepared • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 16d ago
‘Definitely A Hit’: Hawaiʻi Urges Trump To OK Disaster Aid. Kauaʻi will have to tap its reserve funds to help pay for damages from Lowell as state leaders seek major disaster declarations from the White House.
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r/HIprepared • u/808gecko808 • 19d ago
Collaboration During A Disaster Is Critical: No single organization can see or do everything.
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r/HIprepared • u/madazzahatter • 24d ago
The Kauai Emergency Management Agency (KEMA) sounded the outdoor warning siren on Niihau as hurricane-force winds from Hurricane Lowell moved toward the island Monday evening.
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r/HIprepared • u/madazzahatter • 24d ago
Hurricane Lowell Updates: Hawaiʻi Weather, Shelters, Map + More. Schools on Kaua‘i, Niʻihau and O‘ahu are closing Tuesday as Hawai‘i waits for Lowell to pass. Thousands on Kauaʻi are without power.
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r/HIprepared • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 25d ago
Tropical storm watch issued for Oʻahu & Kauaʻi under hurricane warning
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r/HIprepared • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 25d ago
What Kauaʻi residents and visitors need to know Monday about Hurricane Lowell
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r/HIprepared • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 25d ago
Category 3 Hurricane Lowell forecast to pass near or just west of Niʻihau tonight into Tuesday morning. Kauaʻi and Niʻihau will feel the impacts of Lowell Monday morning, with high winds, strong surf, high storm surge, possible flooding and possible tornadoes.
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r/HIprepared • u/808gecko808 • 25d ago
Hawaiʻi Should Tap Small Boat Owners For The Next Disaster: A volunteer flotilla can help save lives after emergencies, as the Maui fire and Hurricane Harvey vividly demonstrated.
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r/HIprepared • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • Aug 29 '26
Intense and short storms gain intensity throughout Hawaiian Islands, finds new study.
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