(AP). A weakening Felicia continues to slide toward the Big Island. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center downgraded Felicia to a tropical storm over the weekend. Parts of Hawaii remain under a topical storm watch. Several beach parks along the Hamakua Coast in South Kona were closed Sunday. Felicia is expected to bring rain and gusty…
Big Island News over the weekend, 8/9 August 2009
Hurricane Felicia is expected to weaken over the weekend as it approaches the Big Island. Civil Defense officials believe Felicia will become a tropical depression by Monday, bringing with it heavy rain and high surf. Because of high surf, the County of Hawaii has closed all county parks between Whittington Beach park in Ka’u and…
Big Island News, 07 August 2009
(AP). Hurricane Felicia has weakened to a Category 3 storm far out in the Pacific. The National Hurricane Center says Felicia, once a Category 4 storm, is expected to continue weakening in the next few days. The maximum sustained winds have dropped to near 115 miles per hour. Felicia is centered about 1,365 miles east…
Big Island News, 06 August 2009
(AP). Hurricane Felicia, a Category 4 storm, is expected to weaken far out in the Eastern Pacific. The National Hurricane Center says Felicia’s maximum sustained winds are near 140 miles per hour. But the hurricane is expected to weaken over the next few days. Hurricane Felicia is centered about 1,480 miles west-southwest of the southern…
Big Island News, 05 August 2009
Weather forecasters are keeping a keen eye on Tropical Storm Enrique, 825 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, and Hurricane Felicia, some 1,365 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California. Hawaii County Civil Defense officials are monitoring the storms closely. For storm progress, go to our station wedsite and check…
Big Island News, 04 August 2009
The Governor’s plans to lay off about 80 percent of the state’s agricultural inspectors will affect the Big Island the hardest, where a small number of inspectors already are pressed to certify nursery stock and produce for export. Big Island state senator Russell Kokubun tells the “Hawaii Tribune-Herald” that cutbacks could have a huge impact…