Tonight: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows around 72 near the shore to around 60 at 4000 feet. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers in the morning, then isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs around 85 near the shore to 70 to 75 at 4000 feet. Northeast winds up to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows around 72 near the shore to around 60 at 4000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Kona
Tonight: Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows around 76 near the shore to around 56 near 5000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 20 percent.
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Wednesday: Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Highs 83 to 88 near the shore to around 70 near 5000 feet. West winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
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Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows around 76 near the shore to around 56 near 5000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Waimea
Tonight: Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows around 72 near the shore to 60 to 67 near 3000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Wednesday: Partly sunny with isolated showers. Highs around 83 near the shore to 70 to 80 near 3000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to up to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows around 72 near the shore to 60 to 67 near 3000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
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Kohala
Tonight: Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows around 72 near the shore to 60 to 67 near 3000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
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Wednesday: Partly sunny with isolated showers. Highs around 83 near the shore to 70 to 80 near 3000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to up to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows around 72 near the shore to 60 to 67 near 3000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
South Big Island
Tonight: Mostly clear. Isolated showers in the evening. Lows around 77 near the shore to around 57 near 5000 feet. Northeast winds up to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs around 87 near the shore to around 74 near 5000 feet. East winds up to 20 mph.
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Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 77 near the shore to around 57 near 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Puna
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Tonight: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows around 72 near the shore to around 60 at 4000 feet. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers in the morning, then isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs around 85 near the shore to 70 to 75 at 4000 feet. Northeast winds up to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows around 72 near the shore to around 60 at 4000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Waikoloa
Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows around 77 near the shore to around 58 above 4000 feet. East winds up to 15 mph.
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Wednesday: Sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny. Highs around 87 near the shore to 71 to 77 above 4000 feet. Northeast winds up to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 77 near the shore to around 58 above 4000 feet. Light winds.
Synopsis
Trade winds will ease into the light to moderate range for the second half of the week as a surface ridge weakens north of the state. Light showers will mainly favor windward and mauka areas locations, with a few afternoon interior and leeward showers possible under the lighter winds. Breezy trades return over the weekend as high pressure builds to the north.
Discussion
Satellite and radar imagery continue to show partly cloudy skies across the state this afternoon, with a few light showers moving into windward areas on the trades. The 00Z upper air soundings from Hilo and Lihue show generally stable conditions with an inversion between 5-6 kft and extensive dry air aloft. This will keep overall shower activity somewhat suppressed, with rainfall amounts on the lighter side for the next several days. A deep-layer ridge will remain over the region, then begin to break down as an upper trough digs southeastward toward the area tonight through Wednesday. The accompanying surface front is forecast to stall several hundred miles north of the state Wednesday through the second half of the week. This pattern transition will relax the pressure gradient over the state, allowing the trades to ease into the light to moderate range and veer slightly more southeasterly. The deep-layer moisture axis and any accompanying instability will remain north of the islands for the most part, keeping the dry and stable pattern in place across the the majority of the state. Light showers will continue to favor windward and mauka areas, particularly through the overnight and morning periods. However, with the proximity of the front to the western/northern end of the island chain, stability may be weakened a bit there, allowing some showers to be on the more moderate side toward the end of the week. As the winds ease, localized sea breezes are expected, especially over the western half of the island chain. Despite the mostly stable conditions in place, some cloud build- ups and brief showers can’t be ruled out over interior and leeward sections where these sea breezes form. Breezy trades will return later this weekend and into early next week as high pressure builds back north of the region and the aforementioned moisture axis to the north diminishes.
Aviation
AIRMET Tango remains in effect for tempo moderate low-level turbulence over and downwind of the terrain of all islands. This AIRMET will remain in effect through 04Z, and then cancelled for tonight as the trade winds are expected to weaken. No other AIRMETs are in effect or expected through the night.
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Marine
A front pushing into the subtropical ridge has begun to weaken our trade winds this afternoon. As a result, the Small Craft Advisory (SCA) for the windier waters and channels around Maui County and the Big Island has been canceled. Breezy trade wind conditions should return by the weekend as high pressure rebuilds to our north. Surf along east facing shores will decrease slightly as trades ease through the rest of the week. Small background swells from the south and southwest will keep the surf from going entirely flat for south facing shores through the week. A small, medium- period northerly swell is expected to arrive Thursday night, peak Friday then slowly decline through the weekend.
HFO Watches/Warnings/Advisories
None.
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Hawaii island police have identified a pedestrian who died in June after she was struck by an SUV in Keaau.
Police identified her as Densiann Denno, 20, of Hilo.
Police said she was recently identified as part of an ongoing investigation into the crash, and that the department had not been notified of her death on Oahu.
On June 23, at about 8:30 p.m., a 2003 Nissan SUV traveling northwest on Highway 130 struck Denno in the middle of the roadway near Orchidland Drive. Police said it was raining at the time, and that visibility was low.
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Denno was unresponsive at the scene and was initially taken to Hilo Benioff Medical Center, then flown to Queen’s Medical Center on Oahu in critical condition.
Investigators learned that Denno died at Queen’s on June 25. An autopsy has been conducted, and Hawaii island police are still awaiting the results.
The driver of the SUV, a 62-year-old man from Volcano, was not injured in the collision.
Speed and impairment are currently not suspected to be factors in the collision.
Police said this was Hawaii County’s 22nd traffic fatality this year, compared to 12 at the same time last year.
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Anyone with information on the collision is asked to contact Officer Laurence Davis at 808-961-2339 or Laurence.Davis@hawaiicounty.gov. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 808-961-8300.
This is the 22nd traffic fatality of 2024 as compared to 12 traffic fatalities this same time last year.
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hundreds of cyclists from Hawaii and around the world are preparing for one of Hawaii’s biggest cycling events.
The 2024 Honolulu Century Ride is slated for Sunday, Sept. 29 2024 at Kapiolani Park.
The ride is the largest cycling event on Oahu and raises much needed money for the Hawaii Bicycling League to advocate for safer, more bike friendly streets for everyone. This includes their BikeEd Program, which brings bicycle education and the joy of cycling to over 8,000 4th graders on Oahu each year.
”The main ride starts at 6:21 a.m. that day and all rides end under the arch at Kapiolani Park with good music, ono food, live entertainment, and the wonderful company of fellow cyclists of all ages and abilities. Food and other booths are open for riders and non-riders alike from,” said Chris Salas, Events Director for the Hawaii Bicycling League.
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Organizers said the youngest rider to sign up is 9 years old and the oldest is 82.
Online registration for the event closes on Sept. 27 but you can still register the day of the ride on site.
The 100-mile ride starts at Kapiolani Park, goes through the scenic Windward coast with a turnaround at Swanzy Beach Park in Kaaawa.
The Honolulu Century Ride is a 25-to-100-mile ride along Oahu’s gorgeous South Shore and Windward Coast. Riders turn around at Swanzy Beach Park in Kaaawa.
This year, there are also bike and bus options for cyclists who want a shorter ride.
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”They can chose to do that and ride 50 miles to Swanzy Beach Park and then take a bus back to Kapiolani Park,” added Salas.
For more information or to register for the event, click here.
If you’d prefer to volunteer, contact vincent@hbl.org or call (808)735-5756.
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WAIKIKI (HawaiiNewsNow) – Roughly 5,000 workers at Hawaii hotels spent Labor Day weekend walking picket lines in the heart of the city’s tourism center as the strike for better working conditions entered its second day.
At the same time, more than 10,000 workers at 25 hotels across the U.S. also on striked Monday.
Union “UNITE HERE! Local 5″ chose Labor Day weekend to amplify their demands for higher pay, fair staffing, and a reversal of COVID-era cuts, including a full return of guest services, like room service and daily room cleaning.
Workers say it’s about improving conditions not just for them, but for the guests as well.
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“Even after COVID, they didn’t bring all our workers back so everyone is doing more work,” said Pamela Toma who worked at the Hyatt Regency in Waikiki for 35 years. “As servers we make $14 because we’re tipped employees. We’ve been negotiating with them since April and they don’t want to do anything.”
The Hyatt is just one of the major Waikiki hotels with workers on strike.
HNN reached out to the hotel for comment about negotiations with the union and is waiting to hear back
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Hotel guests HNN spoke with said they support the workers but they can’t sleep with noise and they’re beginning to notice the impact to hotel services.
“You know it’s okay they are striking. We get whatever people got to do but it’s the drums and they start so early at 4 a.m. in the morning until late at night,” said one hotel guest.
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“We had no room service. We did not get any towels. So it’s sad you know the people work hard. I feel real bad,” a guest at the Hyatt said.
Hospitality consultant Keith Vieira said the strike puts hotels in a difficult position.
“Probably 10 to 15% of your staff or managers or supervisor levels that are non-union, so they’re going to all pitch in and clean rooms and do what they have to do,” explained Vieira.
“Naturally you’re going to hire walk-ins off the street but that’s really difficult because there isn’t, an excess of workers looking for jobs. I mean, everybody is very tight.”
Meanwhile, nearby businesses say the strike is hurting their bottom line.
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“We’ve noticed a lot of our customers seem to be avoiding International Marketplace with the protesting and things that are going on street,” said Allen Farinas, the owner of Shorefyre restaurant.
“All those guys should get what they need to get to support their families, it’s just sad that it does affect my business.”
The union said the strike was their last option after months of failed negotiations.
“If we stay quiet, nothing will change,” a picketer said.
The strike is set to finish at the end of the day on Tuesday but the union said negotiations have not been scheduled yet.
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