Weather

Climate change is exacerbating wildfire conditions on Kauaʻi.

The National Hurricane Center says Genevieve is a Category 4 hurricane Monday morning after rising to the highest Category 5 overnight. Meanwhile, Hurricane Fausto is a Category 1 storm about 580 miles east of Hilo, Hawaiʻi.

Almost a year after a tsunami threat spurred a mass evacuation of downtown Honolulu, the city's Department of Emergency Management has evaluated its response in a new after action report.

The City and County of Honolulu budget this year includes $18 million for resilience hubs to shelter residents during natural disasters. City lawmakers want to ensure they can handle severe weather.

Thomas Mangloña II, a journalist from the island of Rota in the CNMI, shares his firsthand account of the destruction on Rota after it was struck directly by Super Typhoon Bavi.

More than 6,000 Chamorros from Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands currently live in Hawaiʻi.

The Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal's monthly roundup puts the latest information on rainfall, temperature and drought all in one place.

Oʻahu residents have a new online tool to help them prepare for disasters.

Pacific Gateway Farms Haleʻiwa on Oʻahu’s North Shore is working to employ refugees, immigrants and survivors of human trafficking while strengthening Hawaiʻi’s food resilience and security.

Valerie Jarrett, CEO of the Obama Foundation, speaks with HPR in an exclusive media preview for the upcoming Obama Presidential Center; Hawaiian Airlines CEO Diana Birkett Rakow discusses rising flight costs.