Hawaii Officials Give Update on Hurricane Lal
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“LATEST UPDATE FROM HAWAII OFFICIALS ON HURRICANE LAL”
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This storyHawaii's Hurricane History
- Hurricane Iniki in 1992
- Hurricane Dot in 1959
- Hurricane Iselle in 2014
- Hurricane Hector in 2018
Hawaii once sent a false nuclear missile alert to 1.4M residents
In 2018, a worker accidentally triggered a statewide ballistic missile warning. It took 38 minutes to correct. This shaped how Hawaii revamped its emergency protocols. Read more at Wikipedia
Topic poll · all networksHow hard will Hurricane Lal hit Hawaii?
Hawaii averages fewer than 1 hurricane landfall per decade!
Hurricane Iniki (1992) was the last to make direct landfall in Hawaii, devastating Kauai with 145 mph winds. Before that, Hurricane Dot hit Kauai in 1959 — making direct hits historically rare events.
Topic poll · all networksWhich agency deserves the most credit for Hawaii's Hurricane Lal response?
Hawaii hasn't taken a direct hurricane hit since Iniki in 1992!
Hurricane Iniki caused $3.1 billion in damage and killed 6 people on Kauai. Hawaii's rare exposure to direct tropical systems makes ready.hawaii.gov a critical resource when storms like Lal approach.
