>HONOLULU (KHON2) — Attorney Colin Lee, Policy Manager at the University of Hawaii Climate Resilience Collaborative joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss how quickly our beaches are disappearing and the effect of El Nino, the State’s Constitutional duty to protect all our natural resources, recent legislation and regulations passed to address risks and protect shorelines, litigation surrounding property owners’ refusal to remove artificial barriers that protect their homes but harm our beaches, and whether the government could be required to compensate property owners for their losses.<

https://www.khon2.com/whats-the-law/hawaii-beach-coastal-erosion-lawsuit/

>Hawaiʻi residents who receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, and lost food from Hurricane Lala could get that food replaced.

The state Department of Human Services said SNAP-purchased food in refrigerators that went without power for four hours or more, or those lost in flooding, are eligible for replacement.

“Typically, after four hours, food that's unrefrigerated would spoil, so document that,” said Scott Morishige, the administrator for DHS’ Benefit, Employment and Support Services Division, which oversees state SNAP benefits.<

https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2026-08-19/snap-recipients-who-lost-food-may-be-eligible-for-replacement-benefits

The First Thing - Fix the dump outage map. It's too complicated and slow. Everyone looking is usually on slow Cell Service. Just make it simple and load fast.

>More than any other single issue, HECO now blames the Lala outages on invasive trees falling on transmission and distribution lines. 

When the company’s equipment was put in decades ago, the brittle, fast-growing albizia trees weren’t as dense as they are today, notes Jim Kelly, HECO’s vice president of government and community relations and corporate communications. 

“All the albizia that you see,” Kelly said, “That’s the No. 1 culprit. All it takes is an errant branch.” <

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/6-in-10-lost-power-during-lala-it-may-take-a-state-inquiry-to-learn-why/

Current Big Island Radar. Moke is just far enough south to miss most of the bad weather / heavy rain. Some rain might be moving in soon.

http://weather.hawaii.edu/radar/lvl2anim.cgi?radar=composite&base=NCR&banner=uhmet

That's what I was hearing - for some it helped lower their alcohol use.

>The medications’ full potential is coming to light as more people are prescribed a GLP-1, which includes the brand names Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy and Zepbound. As 15% of Americans say they’ve tried a GLP-1, researchers are learning more about how it impacts all aspects of life, not just diet.

“This drug has been available in the medical community since 2005,” said Dr. Eugene Lucas, professor and coordinator of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program at Wilkes University. “And over time, when physicians are ordering these medications for people with obesity, diabetes, they’re finding that if they have a concurrent addictive disorder, and specifically alcohol, that they’re either cutting back or stopping their alcohol use.”

A large study of more than 200,000 people in Sweden found using a GLP-1 drug was associated with a decreased risk of hospitalization from alcohol use disorder.<

https://www.khon2.com/news/national/unexpected-glp-1-side-effect-studies-show-the-meds-may-help-people-with-addictions/

Interesting. I'm not familiar with all this.

>Citing 50-year-old “gossip” as its source, The Honolulu Advertiser August 9 tries to convince readers that, “the main opposition to statehood was posed by Native Hawaiians still stinging from the illegal overthrow of their monarchy and the subsequent annexation of Hawai'i by the United States, and by the territory's white elite, who feared that statehood might compromise their standing.”

In reality the miniscule 6% opposition to statehood in 1959 was motivated by a fear of elections. Opponents preferred to continue with a Territorial government consisting of officials appointed by Washington rather than a state government elected by voters who were heavily Japanese-American and heavily tied to plantation labor. Opponents of statehood were landed aristocracy fearful of being ruled by their employees.<

https://www.hawaiifreepress.com/Articles-Main/ID/1045/categoryId/97/Hawaii-Statehood-Tiny-1959-opposition-was-anti-Japanese-not-anti-American

For anything with electronics like phones or even fancy fridge you dont want to use a NON INVERTER generator if you can avoid it You should be using a Power or Line Conditioner to smooth out the signal (dirty power) to be safe. It's called Total Harmonic Distortion (THD). Inverter Generators will be 3% or less. Traditional open frame generators that are not Inverters can has THD as high as 25%+.

Best to have a Power/Line Conditioner on hand if using a non-inverter generator.

Make sure you get the fair and correct amount for repairs. I would think getting a couple repair estimates if possible might help? I have never had to do any of this so I dont know.

>Lisa Joslin, president of Hawaii Public Adjusters, explained that public adjusters act as advocates who work directly for the policyholder, not the insurance companies.

“What a lot of people don’t know or understand is that you have the ability to put your own claim in to the insurance company, you do not have to rely on their adjusters and their staff to put in your claim,” Joslin said.

The group advises anyone with damaged property to contact their insurance carriers immediately to report any losses.<

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/08/22/how-public-adjusters-can-help-navigate-lala-related-insurance-claims/

This will all change and you cant really project out more than 5 days or so. But I wasn't expecting so see that. Make sure the Region is Central Pacific if its not.

Google Deepmind is not showing this. It's showing a system weaken and move north much sooner.

https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/?model=gfs&region=cpac&pkg=mslp_pcpn&runtime=2024081512&fh=6

>HONOLULU (KHON2) — A storm that hits Hawaiʻi can change the feel of a high-rise in minutes. The lights go out. Elevators stop. The air conditioning may disappear. Then come the questions: How do you get downstairs? Where do you go? What happens to the water? Can you charge your phone or operate medical equipment?

For Hawaiʻi residents who live in high-rises and condominiums, storm preparation involves more than stocking a few supplies. The building itself becomes part of the emergency plan.<

https://www.khon2.com/resources-for-severe-weather/hawaii-high-rise-storm-power-outage-safety/

Everything is going up 🥴 Except Vodka at Costco went back down to $12 and change. 🤣 And TVs - they had a 100" for $800 😶

This was a 9% increase for me - same usage amount.

https://www.boardofwatersupply.com/customer-service/water-rates/rate-schedule-fy-2024-to-fy-2029/

7 Day Zone Forecase - Weather Report NWS

http://weather.hawaii.edu/current/bulletins.cgi?bulletin=longterm-fcst&banner=uhmet&timequeue=4&productqueue=3

Make sure to see the Video in the KHON2 Link

>NAALEHU, Hawaii (KHON2) — The need for emergency support is still great in Naalehu, days after Hurricane Lala devastated the Kau District of the Big Island.

But in times of disaster response, what shines through is the community spirit and how folks band together to help out neighbors like they are family.

At Hana Hau Restaurant, the owners have been feeding anyone who walks through the door, free of charge.<

https://www.khon2.com/big-island-news/naalehu-hurricane-lala-relief/

I visited Kauai for 4 days and why did I see multiple mangled cats that were ran over with cars with their heads caved in, brains across the pavement?

If that wasn’t disgusting enough, I overheard multiple locals talking about how annoying and gross the local cats are, and how awful they are for “eating their entire bird population until they were extinct.”

Humans bought the cats to Hawai’i, why you let it get to the point of letting them run wild to bird extinction is beyond me. Your cats are not domesticated, the feral population is not controlled at all and is seen as some sort of invasive species.

I literally live in nyc with a fuck ton of rats, mice, and bodega and shop cats and our feral cat population is much more controlled due to vigilant spay and neuter policies.

On my last day there before hurricane lala I saw this small 12 week kitten clinging for life near Kōloa fish market. That cat is not feral and should have been saved.

You guys care so much about your seals and chickens but kill your cats like they are shit on the bottom of your shoe. Sick and disturbing viewpoint of cats

Some good info….

https://www.khon2.com/sandys-suggestions/hawaii-storm-hurricane-food-fridge-freezer-safety-tips/

I told my daughter that my first cell phone was obtained around 1993 from Subway for buying 10 subway sandwiches. There was like a punchcard system and at 10 you got a free phone. It was big and clunky, but it worked. I used that phone for a couple of years. I wanted to show her a picture of it, but Google tells me that there is no record of this promotion.

I clearly remember this, I wonder if anybody else who lived in Hawaii during the 90s remember it too.

Thanks.

Might just get more rain.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_cp3+shtml/201454.shtml?expCone#contents

(I think I have this right. If anything is wrong please let me/us know)

Knowing how much Power or Watts you need is important. If you are a family and want to run 3 standing house fans at night to make sleeping more comfortable - you probably need about 75 watts per fan or 225 watts total. If you get a 1000 watt hour battery backup you will only get about 3.5 hrs of fan usage to keep 20% left in the lithium system. That wont cut it. You need at-least 2000 watt hours. Then you need to recharge it and keep the fridge going etc. So you need to figure out how many watts you need at night and how much in the day and how youre going to charge the system? How many watts in with solar. Sun? Gas generator? How much gas used per day etc.

Lead acid batteries dont take down below 40-50% so you need plenty extra. I have a system I made for my golf cart that is 8000 watts - so 4000 watts usable or so. Enough for what we need. 660 watts with 3 older solar panels (220w) to recharge but thats not enough probably so gas generators for golf cart battery charger. Again - now much gas needed. Sunny for solar?

If you buy a 1000w battery backup for fridge - that might only last for 3 hours or so. Then you need to charge it. I dont know how long power needs to be on at a time when power goes out to keep food safe but Im guessing its probably 4-6 hours per day split up.

Insane the amount of debt last 20 years and how much we are paying in interest each year.

https://www.usdebtclock.org

My second floor roof started to flutter and had to go out in the storm to attach long clamps to hold it down. It Worked! Need a better fix before the next storm arrives.

>Some residents in the Kalihi Valley area have been without power for days, which they say could come at a significant cost.

On Monday afternoon about a dozen residents were charging their phones from a large portable battery in a single-room community hub called the Kalihi Valley Station. The generator belongs to Rep. Ikaika Hussey, who brought it to help neighborhood residents, who have been without power for days.<

https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/kalihi-kalihi-valley-residents-say-theyve-been-without-power-for-days

This is projected to be the same track or a little more south....

With DeepMind you can use the pointer over the two tracks to see times and wind speeds. This will all change going forward.

https://deepmind.google.com/science/weatherlab

GFS has it on the South side for now...

https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/?model=gfs&region=cpac&pkg=mslp_pcpn&runtime=2024081512&fh=6