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Kiko mostly bypassed the Hawaiian islands with its fiercest winds, as so many storms have before, and will instead fade off into the Pacific Ocean over the vast western end of the island chain that ...

As of early Monday evening, Hurricane Kiko was a Category 1 hurricane, losing intensity but gaining in both size and forward speed. The cyclone should be a tropical storm today and is forecast to pass ...

When Justin D’Olier moved from Hawai’i to California in 2013, he never imagined he’d end up working for Kō Hana Distillers, a celebrated rum producer on his native island of O’ahu. With a new ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Hurricanes have been known to hit Hawaii in the past, but direct hits are relatively rare. This week, Hurricane Kiko is expected to pass more than 100 miles north of the ...

Hurricane Kiko remained a Category 1 hurricane on Monday, Sept. 8, continuing on a path forecast to skirt the north side of the Hawaiian Islands with the potential to cause life-threatening surf and ...

HONOLULU (AP) — A weakening Hurricane Kiko is expected to track north of Hawaii in coming days, reducing the threat of strong winds and heavy rain on the islands but still bringing potentially ...

Hurricane Kiko is swirling in the Pacific Ocean and heading west in a direction toward Hawaii. Forecasters warned that swells from the storm could reach the Hawaiian Islands by the end of the weekend ...

(NewsNation) — Hurricane Kiko’s center is headed toward the Hawaiian Islands as a Category 4, and officials have declared an emergency, though the storm is expected to weaken. Kiko was about 1,065 ...

Hurricane Kiko quickly intensified on Sept. 5 and was expected to further strengthen overnight as it churned toward the Hawaiian Islands. Ocean swells stirred up by Kiko are forecast to begin arriving ...

“Hut hoe!” the steerman bellowed, so I switched sides, gripping the T-end of the paddle and digging into the glassy blue beneath me. The only sounds: water splashes as the canoe cut forward, and the ...

Joe Edwards is a Live News Reporter based in Newsweek's London Bureau. He covers topics related to weather, climate, and extreme weather events. Joe joined Newsweek in April 2024 after graduating from ...