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Hawaii County Weather Forecast for September 29, 2024 | Big Island Now
Hilo
Tonight: Partly cloudy with isolated showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with scattered showers after midnight. Lows 62 to 70 near the shore to around 55 at 4000 feet. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Sunday: Partly sunny with scattered showers in the morning, then mostly sunny with isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs 79 to 86 near the shore to 66 to 71 at 4000 feet. Northeast winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 64 to 71 near the shore to 54 to 59 at 4000 feet. Northeast winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Kona
Tonight: Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows around 73 near the shore to 49 to 54 near 5000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunday: Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs 83 to 88 near the shore to around 67 near 5000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the evening. Lows around 73 near the shore to 49 to 54 near 5000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Waimea
Tonight: Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows 62 to 71 near the shore to 55 to 61 near 3000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to up to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunday: Mostly sunny with isolated showers. Highs 65 to 84. East winds up to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 63 to 72 near the shore to 56 to 62 near 3000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Kohala
Tonight: Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows 62 to 71 near the shore to 55 to 61 near 3000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to up to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunday: Mostly sunny with isolated showers. Highs 65 to 84. East winds up to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 63 to 72 near the shore to 56 to 62 near 3000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
South Big Island
Tonight: Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows around 74 near the shore to around 53 near 5000 feet. Northeast winds up to 20 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. Isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs around 85 near the shore to around 68 near 5000 feet. East winds up to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 74 near the shore to around 53 near 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Puna
Tonight: Partly cloudy with isolated showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with scattered showers after midnight. Lows 62 to 70 near the shore to around 55 at 4000 feet. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Sunday: Partly sunny with scattered showers in the morning, then mostly sunny with isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs 79 to 86 near the shore to 66 to 71 at 4000 feet. Northeast winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 64 to 71 near the shore to 54 to 59 at 4000 feet. Northeast winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Waikoloa
Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows around 74 near the shore to 51 to 57 above 4000 feet. East winds up to 15 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. Isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs 83 to 89 near the shore to 65 to 73 above 4000 feet. North winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 74 near the shore to around 54 above 4000 feet. Light winds.
Synopsis
Moderate to locally breezy trade winds will weaken slightly heading into tomorrow and early next week. Showers will favor windward and mountain areas, especially in the overnight to early morning hours. A slightly drier trade wind pattern is expected to persist through tomorrow, followed by subtle wetter trends for the rest of the week.
Discussion
Drier air can be seen filtering in on the trades this afternoon via visible satellite imagery, leaving only a few isolated showers across the state. This slot of drier air along with an elongated surface ridge centered well northeast of the state and mid level ridging aloft will help to maintain relatively dry and stable conditions through early next week. The surface ridge will drive moderate to locally breezy trade winds across the island chain today before a cold front approaches from the northwest (but stays well north of the state) and brings a slight decline in trade wind speeds tomorrow and Monday as it weakens the local pressure gradient.
The mid level ridge overhead will retreat further away to the northeast early next week as a deep mid/upper level trough sweeps into the north central Pacific. The surface ridge will also shift to the east and maintain generally moderate trade winds across the state through the rest of the week as it remains moderated by a series of lows and fronts of varying magnitudes marching across the far northern Pacific. Batches of low level moisture will filter across the state on the moderate trades and bring brief upticks in windward and mauka showers. As is typical in a trade wind pattern, a slight uptick in shower activity can be expected overnight into the early morning hours through the forecast period.
Aviation
Stable, moderate trades deliver limited showers windward and mauka through the forecast period. Brief MVFR possible within any heavier showers, otherwise VFR prevails.
No AIRMETs in effect.
Marine
A ridge of high pressure north of the state will maintain moderate to locally strong trades through tonight. A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for the windier waters around Maui County and the Big Island. A front passing far north of the state over the next few days will cause the ridge to shift closer to the state and will result in the trades weakening to gentle to moderate speeds through Monday. As the front dissipates, the ridge of high pressure will build north of the state which should increase the trade winds to moderate to locally fresh speeds by the middle of next week.
A small, medium period north-northwest swell continues to fill in this afternoon and should peak tonight then gradually decline on Sunday. This swell should gradually veer towards the north as it declines. A similar or slightly larger, medium period northwest should arrive on Tuesday and peak late Tuesday, then shift directions out of the north on Wednesday as it declines. Several small swells from the north should maintain some small surf along north facing shores during the second half of next week.
A series of small long-period southwest swell should provide some small but inconsistent waves along south facing shores the next few days. A slightly larger south-southwest swell should fill in next Tuesday and hold through Wednesday then decline through the rest of the work week. A storm force low currently passing south of New Zealand will lift northward with a large fetch of gales passing east of New Zealand Sunday into Monday. This should produce a moderate south-southwest swell with long-period forerunners filling in as early as next Saturday (Oct 4th) and likely peaking on Sunday (Oct 5th) with swell heights of around 3 to 4 ft.
East shore surf will remain small through most of next week, although select spots with more northerly exposure could see some of the north swells throughout the upcoming week.
HFO Watches/Warnings/Advisories
Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM HST Sunday for Maalaea Bay, Pailolo Channel, Alenuihaha Channel, Big Island Leeward Waters, Big Island Southeast Waters.
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The demolition of Aloha Stadium on Oahu took a big step forward Thursday with the first section of seating pulled down from the steel structure.
Half of the elevated deck-level seating on the stadium’s makai side was severed and toppled backward as part of demolition work that began in February.
The other half of the upper makai-side seating is slated to come down Tuesday, followed by similar sections on the mauka side and both end zones, though the concrete foundations for lower-level end-zone seating are being preserved for a new, smaller stadium to rise on the same site.
A private partnership, Aloha Halawa District Partners, led by local developer Stanford Carr, is replacing the 50,000-seat Aloha Stadium, which opened in 1975 and was shuttered in 2020, with a new stadium featuring up to 31,000 seats.
AHDP is using $350 million of state funding toward the cost of the new stadium, which could be $475 million or more, and will operate and maintain the facility on state land for 30 years with a land lease.
The development team also is to redevelop much of the 98-acre stadium property dominated by parking lots with a new mixed-use community that includes at least 4,100 residences, two hotels, an office tower, retail, entertainment attractions and open spaces expected to be delivered in phases over 25 years and costing close to or more than $5 billion or $6 billion.
Earlier parts of stadium demolition work led by Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co. included removing four covered multistory spiral walkways leading to the upper level from the ground, and concourse bridges.
Demolishing the stadium is projected to be done by August, according to Carr.
Building the new facility is expected to be finished in 2029.
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The team behind a popular Hawaii-based home renovation show is now facing legal troubles after airing content that shouldn’t have been released, according to the state.
Hawaii’s Attorney General is now involved after HGTV’s ‘Renovation Aloha’ showed uncensored images of apparent ancient skeletal remains that were discovered at a Hilo property.
In a now-deleted clip on social media, Kamohai and Tristyn Kalama, along with the production team, discovered a cave beneath a Hilo property where they found the remains deep inside.
Video documented their shock when it was found, with the hosts saying, “There’s bones back here. I got to get out of here. Are you fricken serious? I’m serious dude. Is that a skull?”
Tristyn was seen standing further back, saying “This is terrifying. I’m at my stopping point” before leaving.
Hawaii News Now is not showing the bones, but confirmed with HGTV the episode was filmed in December 2025.
Video didn’t show them touching or moving the remains, and HGTV said authorities were notified after the discovery, the property was not developed, and the site was later blessed.
At the time, police said no crime was committed, and the state AG obtained a TRO to prevent the broadcast of the images in accordance with state law.
However this week, uncensored video of the bones was posted online by the Kalamas and HGTV, and included in the episode, triggering a quick rebuke from the community.
“We don’t kaula’i iwi. We do not lay our bones out in the sun to expose him in this manner,” former Oahu Island Burial Council Chair Kumu Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu said.
She also said the release of the images was “extremely disappointing,” saying the damage was already done.
“It is irrelevant that bones were not moved. It is irrelevant that they were not disturbed, per se, because somebody didn’t touch them — but you went into their space and that space becomes kapu space once they have transitioned over to po. And when you do that, we honor that. We don’t disturb them,” Wong-Kalu added.
The AG said they took immediate legal action to prevent the unlawful broadcast of images, pointing to a TRO issued prior to the episode’s release. They also said, “We are aware that the segment aired notwithstanding the court’s order, and we take this matter very seriously. The Department will pursue additional action as necessary.”
Court Documents revealed the Kalamas and producers of the show are now facing four counts for allegedly breaking Iwi Kupuna protection rules.
“If that were our grandparent, would we want them, after they have physically transitioned to po, would we want to share our family in this manner? I don’t think so,” Wong-Kalu added.
HGTV said in a statement, “We take the concerns raised by the community very seriously and are committed to ensuring our programming is respectful and appropriate. We apologize to anyone who found any part of the episode offensive, that was not HGTV’s intention.”
They also confirmed the original episode was removed, and re-edited without the bones included.
Through our communication with the HGTV spokesperson, Hawaii News Now offered the Kalamas a chance to respond directly, but they did not. They did however take to Instagram to address the episode, saying they followed the protocols they knew, and never intended to build there. They stressed their respect for Hawaiian culture and practices.
The investigation remains active.
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