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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KONA (HawaiiNewsNow) – A kayaker has gone missing near Keauhou Sunday.
Jared Willeford, 42, was last seen launching his kayak the area at around 8 a.m. at the Keauhou boat ramp wearing orange bib pants.
The U.S. Coast Guard said it was notified by the Hawaii County Fire Department dispatch about an unmanned yellow kayak 400-yards offshore at around 10 a.m.
Willeford’s family and HFD confirmed that his truck and trailer are still at the boat ramp.
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The Coast Guard said it is working with the county’s fire department in the search, and has deployed a HC-130 Hercules and MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from USCG Air Station Barbers Point, alongside the USCG Cutter Oliver Berry.
The county fire department said they suspend their search efforts at sunset and resume at sunrise. Helicopter crews will continue to search through the night.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Coast Guard’s Honolulu Command Center at (808) 842-2600.
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Dylan Humphreys, left, filled out an application for RevoluSun while conferring with his aunt Jere Humphreys during the 2023 Hawaii Career Expo at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall.
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The Hawaii Career Expo scheduled for Wednesday at the Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall will feature many of the state’s top employers, including city and state government agencies looking to fill positions with displaced federal workers.
A free event, sponsored by the Honolulu Star- Advertiser, and presented by Star Events, the job fair is open to all job-seekers and allows talented candidates to meet hiring managers from a variety of companies, the military and government departments at more than 100 booths, organizers said.
With the recent downsizing in the U.S. government, this week’s Career Expo will also give former federal workers an opportunity to learn about dozens of Honolulu and state of Hawaii agencies that are in the market for skilled employees.
“The City & County of Honolulu are actively recruiting displaced federal employees and professionals from non-governmental organizations impacted by federal funding cuts. To streamline hiring, the City’s Department of Human Resources is implementing expedited recruitment measures,” Star Events Director Denise Ching said.
“In a similar initiative, the state is also prioritizing the recruitment of highly skilled professionals in several areas. These job categories include program specialists, information technology, finance, budget management, engineering, infrastructure development, human resources, accounting, social services and more. Hawaii government has approximately 4,000 vacancies, which accounts for about 24% of state positions,” she said.
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The Career Expo is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. Attendees may present a printed copy of their resume at the front door for free admission. Preregistration is recommended at hawaiicareerexpo.com.
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State Department of Land and Natural Resources crews and a contractor cleared 45 homeless encampments along the slopes of Diamond Head this week.
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State crews and a contractor cleared 45 illegal encampments this week from the slopes of Diamond Head, Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources officials said today.
The sweep was part of regular quarterly cleanup on Division of State Parks lands, according to a DLNR news release. Officials said Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement officers cited three people his morning for being in a closed area of Diamond Head as part of the effort.
“Entry into closed areas on Diamond Head is difficult to enforce without circling the entire crater with an impenetrable barrier,” DOCARE Chief Jason Redulla said in the news release. “The mountain is porous, and there are countless routes for people to use.”
Honolulu police were on stand-by today during the cleanup of makai lands, and state Department of Law Enforcement and multiple service agencies established an intake area in a nearby park, where anyone who was displaced could learn about assistance programs.
DLNR homeless coordinator Pua Aiu said that even if people who have lived on Diamond Head for years wanted to move to a shelter or transitional housing, there are not enough beds to support them all at once.
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“There is also a severe lack of beds for people needing mental health services or addiction treatment,” she said.
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DLNR officials said there are large amounts of camping gear and buckets of human waste that litter the slopes.
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Although DLNR expressed concerns for human health that the waste could flow into the ocean during rain, officials said its crews will leave the buckets due to safety concerns, presumably for the workers.
“We appreciate the community’s patience with this issue,” Redulla said.
He said there are hundreds of places grappling with the same issues, but there are no easy or ready solutions. DLNR’s leaders say regular cleanups will continue to be necessary without “broad-based community support, political will, and funding for more permanent solutions.”
