High surf pounded Oahu’s North Shore as sightseers took in the action at Sharks Cove. The National Weather Service in Honolulu has ramped up its weather alerts today as a massive north-northeast swell begins its approach toward the islands. While many residents spent Sunday under a flood watch, the focus is shifting toward the shoreline, where surf heights are expected to reach dangerous levels.
Advertisement
Advertisement
The National Weather Service has ramped up its weather alerts today as a large north-northeast swell approaches the islands.
While many residents remain under a flood watch today, the focus is shifting toward the shoreline, where surf heights are expected to reach dangerous levels.
A new high surf warning will take effect at noon today for the north and east shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii island. This warning is scheduled to remain in place through Tuesday afternoon. Forecasters expect waves along north shores to build to 10 to 16 feet today before peaking at 20 to 25 feet late tonight and Tuesday. East shores should see surf of 7 to 10 feet this afternoon, building to 12 to 16 feet tonight and Tuesday.
The impact for these coastal areas is expected to be “very high” with weather officials warning that “ocean water surging and sweeping across beaches” could create “the potential for impacts to coastal roads and infrastructure.” Swimmers and boaters should also be aware that “powerful longshore and rip currents will be present at most beaches.”
Starting at 6 p.m., a high surf advisory will also go into effect for several other coastlines. West shores of Hawaii island in the Kohala districts will see surf building to 6 to 10 feet. On Maui, west shores will see waves between 8 and 15 feet. The west shores of Molokai and the north shores of Lanai are expected to see the biggest surf at 10 to 16 feet.
Advertisement
Inland conditions remain unsettled as the flood watch remains in effect through this afternoon for most of the state except Hawaii island. This is a continuation of the watch issued on Sunday. Because the ground is already saturated from previous heavy rain, there is a lingering risk of flash flooding, forecasters said.
Don’t miss out on what’s happening!
Stay in touch with breaking news, as it happens, conveniently in your email inbox. It’s FREE!
Runoff from additional showers could cause problems quickly. The weather service notes that “flood-prone roads and other low-lying areas may be closed due to elevated runoff and overflowing streams.” They also caution that “urban areas may receive more significant flooding and property damage due to rapid runoff.”
Advertisement
On Hawaii island, conditions at the summits are changing. A previously issued high wind warning for Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa has been canceled and replaced with a wind advisory in effect until noon today. Sustained winds are blowing between 40 and 50 mph with gusts reaching 60 mph today.
The summit conditions present physical risks for anyone in the area. The weather service said that “winds this strong can make driving and walking dangerous” and noted that “the winds can forcefully open doors and damage hinges or slam doors shut, possibly causing injuries.”
A cooling trend is expected to follow this unstable weather. As a drier air mass moves in tonight, temperatures will drop into the 50s and 60s for many areas. This pattern of breezy tradewinds and cooler nights is expected to persist through Thursday.
The weather on Tuesday will be mostly cloudy and breezy with northeast winds between 15 and 25 mph, according to the NWS. Windward and mauka areas can expect scattered showers during the day, followed by isolated showers at night. Highs should stay between 73 and 78 degrees.
Conditions on Wednesday are expected remain mostly cloudy with isolated showers for windward and mauka areas. Highs will again range from 73 to 78 degrees while lows drop to between 62 and 67. Tradewinds will continue at 15 to 20 mph.
Advertisement
On Thursday the islands are forecast stay mostly cloudy with isolated windward showers. Highs will climb slightly to between 75 and 80 degrees. Trades will hold steady at around 15 mph as the drier air mass remains in place.
On Friday cloudy skies are forecast for windward areas with isolated showers continuing. Winds will begin to shift from the east as a new front starts to approach the state from the west. Highs will reach between 76 and 81 degrees.
Tonight: Cloudy with numerous showers. Lows 57 to 67 near the shore to 48 to 54 at 4000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Sunday: Cloudy with numerous showers. Highs around 77 near the shore to around 63 at 4000 feet. East winds up to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous showers after midnight. Lows 57 to 66 near the shore to 48 to 54 at 4000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Kona
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the evening. Haze through the night. Lows around 69 near the shore to 45 to 50 near 5000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Advertisement
Sunday: Mostly sunny. Haze through the day. Scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs 80 to 85 near the shore to around 65 near 5000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 40 percent.
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Scattered showers in the evening, then isolated showers after midnight. Haze through the night. Lows around 69 near the shore to 44 to 50 near 5000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Waimea
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Breezy. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. Lows 59 to 69 near the shore to 51 to 59 near 3000 feet. East winds up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Sunday: Breezy. Mostly sunny with scattered showers. Highs around 77 near the shore to 66 to 75 near 3000 feet. East winds up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 58 to 68 near the shore to 51 to 58 near 3000 feet. East winds up to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Advertisement
Kohala
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Breezy. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. Lows 59 to 69 near the shore to 51 to 59 near 3000 feet. East winds up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
Sunday: Breezy. Mostly sunny with scattered showers. Highs around 77 near the shore to 66 to 75 near 3000 feet. East winds up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 58 to 68 near the shore to 51 to 58 near 3000 feet. East winds up to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
South Big Island
Tonight: Breezy. Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Haze. Lows around 72 near the shore to around 51 near 5000 feet. Northeast winds 10 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. Breezy. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. Haze through the day. Highs around 82 near the shore to around 64 near 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Advertisement
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers in the evening, then partly cloudy with isolated showers after midnight. Haze through the night. Lows around 71 near the shore to around 52 near 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Puna
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
Tonight: Cloudy with numerous showers. Lows 57 to 67 near the shore to 48 to 54 at 4000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Sunday: Cloudy with numerous showers. Highs around 77 near the shore to around 63 at 4000 feet. East winds up to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous showers after midnight. Lows 57 to 66 near the shore to 48 to 54 at 4000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Waikoloa
Tonight: Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows 68 to 73 near the shore to 46 to 52 above 4000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Advertisement
Sunday: Mostly sunny. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs around 82 near the shore to 63 to 70 above 4000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Scattered showers in the evening, then isolated showers after midnight. Lows around 70 near the shore to 46 to 52 above 4000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Synopsis
The high pressure ridge north of the islands will weaken through Monday as a strong cut off low pressure system deepens near the dateline. Wind directions will veer more southeasterly on Monday, then strengthening southerly winds from Tuesday onward. This next system is extremely strong for the Hawaii region and dangerous impacts are likely to develop statewide through much of next week. A combination of flooding, strong and gusty southerly winds, thunderstorms, and Big Island summit level snow and ice will threaten Hawaii from Tuesday through next weekend. Island by island impacts will be driven by both large scale troughs and smaller scale thunderstorm bands over the entire duration of this severe weather event.
Short term update
The satellite imagery this evening shows a strong low pressure system deepening near the International Dateline, drifting slowly towards the Hawaiian Islands. A significant band of thunderstorms continues to develop roughly 500 to 700 miles east to southeast of the low’s center. A band of high level clouds even farther away from the low, shows embedded thunderstorms already developing within 200 to 300 miles west of Kauai. Closer to the Hawaiian Islands we see some unstable cumulus clouds moving in from the east, producing periods of showers along the eastern slopes of the Big Island and Maui. These showers will bring a brief increase in clouds and showers to all islands through the early morning hours.
Previous discussion
Issued at 429 PM HST Sat Mar 7 2026 Stable weather conditions this afternoon as the islands remain under the subtle influence of weak surface ridging located just west of the state. The pressure gradient downstream of a large 1038 mb high has been taunt enough to produce breezy trades in the 10 to 20 mph range, occasionally exceeding 25 mph in gust through notoriously windy passages/valleys. Today’s rain behavior was very light and spotty and confined to windward or interior upper terrain where the 24 hour rain accumulation winner was unsurprisingly Mt. Waialeale on Kauai with 1.25 inches. Overnight conditions will be mainly clear leeward, partially to overcast windward with the infrequent quick-hitting light trade shower. Tomorrow will be very similar to today as it relates to wind, cloud coverage and rain chances. The only minor change will the slightly greater coverage of measurable primarily windward rain as the boundary layer moistens up. The pattern begins to undergo change Monday, especially from Oahu westward, as a developing upper trough and its associated features begin to evolve far west northwest of the state. Weather will undergo change late Monday as a deep upper level trough develops and deepens southward northwest of the islands. The trough will move east very slowly and begin to exhibit a negative tilt going into the middle of next week. This will initiate the next weather event that, because of its slow movement, will likely hang on for multiple days. The main threats will be periods of heavy rain that will create flash flooding, produce strong or severe storms and strong kona winds. NWP guidance indicates a strong jet streak nosing in from the west at mid week, along with a splitting jet with the base of the trough positioned over the western half of the state. The vicinity of the jet’s more (upper difluent) left exit region may promote enhanced large scale ascent that is typically required for thunderstorm development. Along with this jet forcing, passing shortwave disturbances rotating around the base of the trough and cooling mid to upper layers, will be the ingredients that will increase chances for organized convection through mid to late week. Falling surface pressures northwest of the state will create a pressure pattern that will support strengthening south to southeast (kona) statewide winds. This will pull up a plume of rich tropical moisture across the region. As the trough lifts slowly northeast, very high precipitable water values of over 1.7 inches over the western islands Tuesday will expand east across the remainder of the state through Wednesday. Lowering height falls, cooling air aloft, and increasing deep- layer shear will favor episodes of heavy rainfall with embedded thunderstorms. Broad south-southeast confluent flow running parallel with the upper terrain could support training and anchored convection. The potential for significant flooding remains alive through late in the week if and when heavier rain persists over the same locals (similar to what occurred over the Koolaus a couple of weeks ago). Flooding impacts could become more pronounced over time as soils become saturated and stream / reservoir levels rise. In addition to the flooding threat, thunderstorms could become strong, possibly severe, by the middle of next week. Another threat will be strong southerly winds atop ridge tops and along leeward slopes. Downslope winds Wednesday could become strong enough to throw light weight objects about, knock out power, cause minor structure damage, break off tree limbs and fall weaker rooted trees. Please monitor subsequent forecasts through Monday as details regarding the exact timing and location of the heaviest rain and strongest wind come into better focus.
Advertisement
Aviation
Issued at 845 PM HST Sat Mar 7 2026 East southeast flow across Hawaii is expected to slightly weaken tomorrow. Scattered clouds will move in and bringing SHRA over southeast areas. MVFR conds possible in SHRA, otherwise VFR conds prevail. AIRMET Sierra for mtn obsc is in effect for windward locations of Kauai, Oahu, Maui and The Big Island. AIRMET Tango in effect for mod turb blw 080 downwind slopes (south across northwest facing). Expect this AIRMET to drop off in the morning. Directional LLWS possible at the PHOG/OGG runway Sunday afternoon.
Marine
Issued at 429 PM HST Sat Mar 7 2026 Strong high pressure far northeast of the state will maintain fresh to strong trade winds through the rest of the weekend, with the strongest winds over the central and eastern coastal waters (with the exception of Maalaea Bay). A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for these areas through 6 pm Sunday, though this may need to be extended for the typically windy channels and waters of Maui County and the Big Island through Sunday night. A front approaching from the west will ease the trades and shift them southeasterly on Monday, with the winds then becoming southerly and increasing to fresh to strong levels Tuesday through the rest of the week. Surf along east facing shores will remain elevated and choppy through the rest of the weekend, trend downward on Monday, then lower below normal levels Tuesday through late next week. A series of west-northwest swells will keep some small surf in place along north and west facing shores during the next 7 days, but surf will remain well below advisory levels. A small to moderate sized north swell is possible around Thursday and Friday of next week. Surf along south-facing shores will remain small, with the exception of areas exposed to trade wind swell wrap. Rough and choppy conditions will develop Tuesday and continue through late week as southerly winds increase in advance of a front. A series of small long period south swells will also move through Monday through late week.
HFO Watches/Warnings/Advisories
Small Craft Advisory until 6 PM HST Sunday for Alenuihaha Channel, Big Island Leeward Waters, Big Island Southeast Waters, Big Island Windward Waters, Kaiwi Channel, Maui County Leeward Waters, Maui County Windward Waters, Oahu Windward Waters, Pailolo Channel.
Big Island Now Weather is brought to you by Blue Hawaiian Helicopters.
Check out their Big Island Helicopter Tours today!
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – This year marks 40 years since the People Power Revolution ousted former President Ferdinand Marcos, Sr., from office in the Philippines, and Honolulu’s Filipino community is using art to preserve that history.
The People Power Hawaii month-long art festival is raising awareness about the historic peace movement and bringing the Filipino community together through art rooted in collective trauma and history.
“Art can inspire action, you want to tell people that something matters,” said Dianne Deauna, a board member of the Hawaii Filipinos for Truth, Justice, and Democracy, and organizer of the panel and art gallery. “If we don’t prioritize sharing these stories and capturing that history, we lose our most potent weapon against forces that try to erase us, and divide us, our heritage.”
The People Power Revolution consisted of a four-day, non-violent uprising in the Philippines in February 1986 that ended Marcos’ 20-year rule. It followed public outrage over his rule under martial law, electoral fraud and the assassination of opposition candidate Benigno Aquino Jr. Democracy advocates and Marcos’ dissenters held demonstrations, protesting corruption and persecution under the Marcos administration. Marcos and his family fled to Honolulu, where he lived in exile for three years, and died in 1989.
Advertisement
The month-long art festival opened with Pagalala’t Pakikibaka (Memory in Art), an artists’ panel and gallery event, at the Hawaii State Library, offering a historical view into the Marcos era of the Philippines and his time in Honolulu. It also included a People Power Hawaii Concert.
A new theater play called Indigo Child will be shown at The Actors’ Group (TAG) Brad Powell Theater at Dole Cannery on March 10, 11, 17 and 18.
The theater play follows the story of a mother and son and their psychological aftermath of martial law in the Philippines.
“It’s a warning, against political, historical revisionism and unexamined history,” said Emmanuele Mante, the organizer of the Indigo Child play. “It’s also a form of ethical and political act.”
People Power Hawaii 2026 is organized by the Hawaii Filipinos for Truth, Justice, and Democracy (HFTJD) and brought by the Filipino-American Historical Society of Hawaii (FAHSOH), Filipino Association of University Women (FAUW), and the Center for Philippine Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Advertisement
For more information, head to People Power Hawaii 2026.
Copyright 2026 Hawaii News Now. All rights reserved.
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Breaking news! We’ve just launched our new and improved Hawaii News Now mobile news app.
The updated app features a fresh layout designed to make it easier to find the stories and information that matter most to you.
Access all of our newscasts, specials, podcasts and more with a few quick taps.
New features include:
Advertisement
Latest news at a glance. Scroll through the latest headlines right on your home screen.
Light or dark mode. Choose the look you prefer in your app settings.
Easy access to live streams. Tap the Live icon at the bottom to watch our newscasts, streaming shows, and breaking news live streams.
All your favorite features are still there. Tap the hamburger menu in the upper left corner to access our traffic map, program guide, HI Now Daily lifestyle content, and more.
And with First Alert Weather Days coming up, you’ll want to stay prepared. Tap the Weather icon to jump straight into the HNN Weather App for radar, video forecasts and more.
If your phone is set to automatically update apps, simply open the app, click through the intro screen and start exploring.
Be sure to enable notifications to get First Alert push alerts and breaking news as it happens.
If an ad pops up, tap “Continue” in the upper right corner to proceed.
If you’re still seeing the old version, head to your app store to update:
Advertisement
Apple users can click here.
Google/Android users can click here.
Copyright 2026 Hawaii News Now. All rights reserved.
