A hurricane watch is canceled for Hawaii as Hurricane Lester tracks north of the state. (Jennifer Sinco Kelleher/Associated Press)WAIMANALO, Hawaii — A hurricane watch was canceled as Hurricane Lester tracked north of the Hawaiian islands and residents flocked to beaches Saturday morning to marvel at the big waves the storm created. Lester was expected to generate large and dangerous surf across exposed shorelines of the Hawaiian islands over the weekend, the National Weather Service reported. “There are more hurricanes headed our way,” he said, recalling when Hurricane Iwa struck Hawaii in 1982 and Hurricane Iniki, which was the last hurricane to make landfall in Hawaii in 1992. Hurricane Lester was located about 175 miles east of Honolulu late Saturday morning, weakening and moving west-northwest at 17 mph, the weather service said.

Source: Washington Post September 03, 2016 23:48 UTC