Hawaii Braces for a Rare Encounter with a Hurricane
A hurricane of this magnitude so close to Hawaii is “a very rare event,” said Alex Gibbs of the National Weather Service’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu. PhotoIn 1992, another storm, Hurricane Iniki, veered into Kauai as a Category 4 storm. Direct hits on Hawaii are unusual, in part because the islands are small in comparison to the rest of the Pacific Ocean. Sign Up You will receive emails containing news content , updates and promotions from The New York Times. View all New York Times newsletters.
Source: New York Times August 23, 2018 15:53 UTC
