Intense tropical cyclones (maximum wind speed greater than 131 miles per hour) are one of the most devastating natural disasters in the world due to torrential rains, flooding, destructive winds and coastal storm surges. New public impact research co-authored by a University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa atmospheric scientist revealed that since the 1980s, category 4 and 5 hurricanes (equivalent to intense tropical cyclones) have been arriving three to four days earlier with each passing decade of climate change. The findings were published in .

“When intense tropical cyclones occur earlier than usual, they cause unexpected problems for communities,” said Pao-Shin Chu, atmospheric sciences professor in the UH Mānoa and �鶹��ý State Climatologist. “Moreover, the earlier advance of these storms will overlap with other weather systems, for example local thunderstorms or seasonal summer monsoon rainfall, and can produce compounding extreme events and strain the emergency response.”

Changes in many characteristics of severe hurricanes under a warming climate, for example, the number, intensity and lifespan, are fairly well-studied. However, little is known about changes in the seasonal cycle of these events.

Using satellite data, historical tropical cyclone tracks, NOAA rainfall records and various statistical methods, Chu and co-authors found that there has been a significant shift of these intense tropical cyclones from autumn to summer months since the 1980s in most tropical oceans. The effect was particularly observed in the eastern North Pacific off the coast of Mexico, where most hurricanes near �鶹��ý come from; the western North Pacific; the South Pacific; the Gulf of Mexico; and the Atlantic coast of Florida and the Caribbean.

“It was surprising to consistently see earlier arrivals when we independently assessed satellite data and conventional ground-based observations of intense tropical cyclones,” said Chu.

Extreme rainfall, flooding

In August 2017, for example, Hurricane Harvey, a category 4 hurricane, made landfall on Texas and Louisiana and inflicted catastrophic flooding and more than 100 deaths. Hurricane Lane is another example. Lane was a category 5 hurricane and occurred in August 2018. Lane brought very high rainfall and fire to �鶹��ý Island and fire to Maui.

The potential for simultaneous occurrence with other high-impact weather events should be a serious concern for the society.

Using simulations from high-resolution climate models, the team detected warmer oceanic conditions developed earlier, which favored the earlier onset of intense tropical cyclones. Further, they found that the ocean warming was primarily driven by greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere.

“In a future with high carbon dioxide emissions, the earlier shifting trend is projected to be amplified,” said Chu.

In South China and the Gulf of Mexico, the earlier onset of intense tropical cyclones contributes significantly to an earlier onset of extreme rainfall.

“Given the seasonal advance of intense tropical cyclones, as shown in this study, the potential for simultaneous occurrence with other high-impact weather events should be a serious concern for the society,” said Chu. “Understanding potential changes in hurricane activity in response to global warming is important for disaster prevention, resource management and community preparedness.”

–By Marcie Grabowski

The University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa (DPS) is kicking off the school year with a variety of free online safety workshops to help students and employees stay safe on campus. These training sessions include Active Shooter Awareness and Response, Hurricane Preparedness, and Conflict Resolution and De-escalation training.

Training sessions

• Active Shooter Awareness and Response (75 min): Provides information on various active shooter scenarios, what you can do to keep yourself safe, and what to expect when police and DPS respond. This training uses concepts from the Department of Homeland Security’s Run-Hide-Fight program.
• Hurricane Preparedness (75 min): Learn about how to prepare for a hurricane in �鶹��ý, including tips for preparing an emergency kit, what to do when a hurricane is approaching, and how to find a local shelter or shelter-in-place.
• Conflict Resolution and De-escalation (75 minutes): Learn about precipitating factors to conflict, signs of agitation, and discuss verbal and nonverbal de-escalation techniques. In addition, we discuss how to end the de-escalation process, and what to do when de-escalation isn’t possible. Recommended for faculty and staff.
• Safety and Wellness (1 hour): Learn about services offered by DPS, discuss safety tips for both on and off-campus, learn about common crime prevention measures that can be taken to increase safety on campus, and engage with DPS staff to have your safety questions answered.

To view dates and times, or register for a session, please visit the . All training sessions listed above are provided to any group by request. You can request a session through the Workshops and Training Sessions page.

June 1 kicks off hurricane season. The recently released its annual forecast for the season. They anticipate two to five tropical cyclones for the Central Pacific region.

While the forecast is lower than last year, it is important to prepare now.

“As we have experienced in previous hurricane seasons, it only takes one direct hit, or even a close call, to have a major impact on daily life here in the Hawaiian Islands,” said Chris Brenchley, director of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s . “Take time to prepare now. Make a preparedness plan so that you and your family stay healthy and safe.”

Hurricane season in �鶹��ý occurs roughly between June 1 and November 30.

The �鶹��ý Emergency Management Agency has a page with .

University of �鶹��ý community members can take part in virtual Hurricane Preparedness Workshops throughout the summer. Visit the site to register.

UH resources:

All members of the UH community are urged to sign up for UH Alert to receive emergency text alerts. If you have already signed up, log in to ensure that contact information is up-to-date.

There is also the Disaster Alert desktop version and app ( | ) with updated information.

�鶹��ý created a great one-stop resource for disasters in the .

Notifications affecting UH campuses will be posted on the emergency information webpage, as well as on social media:

Global warming will intensify landfalling tropical cyclones of a category three or higher in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, while suppressing the formation of weaker events. In �鶹��ý, model simulations show a doubling of the risk of landfalling tropical cyclones, if CO2 concentrations double. That’s according to a study published in and co-authored by Malte Stuecker, assistant professor of in the University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST).

Tropical cyclones, including typhoons and hurricanes, are the most fatal and costliest weather disasters on our planet. But how tropical cyclones will change in response to global warming has long remained a mystery.

To address this question, scientists for more than two decades have used the world’s largest supercomputers to run climate model simulations that show important aspects of these destructive storms. However, until recently the computing power has been insufficient to capture both atmospheric details and resolve the full interaction with the ocean on a global scale.

A team of scientists, led by researchers at South Korea’s Institute for Basic Science (IBS) Center for Climate Physics (ICCP) at Pusan National University, recently completed one of the most computing-intensive and detailed global warming simulations to date using the supercomputer Aleph at IBS. The global climate model records small-scale atmospheric and oceanic processes with unprecedented resolution. The model also more accurately simulates ocean temperature than the previous generation of climate models.

“This improvement was important for a realistic simulation of typhoons in the Indian and Pacific Ocean,” said Jung-Eun Chu, lead author of the study and a project leader at the ICCP.

�鶹��ý ocean temperatures fuel tropical cyclones

While tropical cyclone numbers are simulated to decrease in the deep tropics, the situation is slightly different for �鶹��ý, which is located at the edge of the tropics. �鶹��ý is typically protected from tropical cyclones due strong northeasterly trade winds that flow in the opposite direction than the westerly winds aloft in the upper atmosphere. This so-called “vertical wind shear” normally tears tropical cyclones apart that approach the islands. In response to climate change, this wind shear is simulated to weaken and ocean temperatures are projected to warm near �鶹��ý—fueling tropical cyclones.

“Our new model simulations show an approximate doubling of the risk of landfalling tropical cyclones in �鶹��ý if CO2 concentrations are doubled” said Stuecker. “Importantly, the impacts of landfalling tropical cyclones will be much more severe due to higher rainfall and increasing sea level. Flood risk and storm surge will be much intensified in coastal areas.”

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—By Marcie Grabowski

About lives in a coastal area. In �鶹��ý, nearly everyone is vulnerable to the effects of tropical storms and hurricanes. Tropical cyclones, regionally known as hurricanes or typhoons, have been moving across ocean basins faster since 1982, according to a study led by University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa researchers, published in .

The study, led by Sung-Hun Kim, a post-doctoral researcher in the UH Mānoa (SOEST) at the time of the work, also determined the North Atlantic region has experienced an increase in the frequency of hurricanes and that tropical cyclone activity has shifted toward the poles in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

The researchers, including Pao-Shin Chu, an professor in SOEST, focused on tropical cyclones since 1982, when modern, reliable satellite data became available. They assessed the frequency and locations of storms and trends in tropical cyclone movement speed—how quickly a storm moves forward—globally and regionally in each ocean basin.

“For people in �鶹��ý, the threat of hurricanes is always there every year,” said Chu. “If hurricanes move faster, they would pose danger to coastal communities and emergency managers because they would have less time to prepare for evacuation and other measures.”

The study suggests the reason for the observed changes is a combination of natural variations and human-induced climate change. The researchers continue to study the trends and connections between climate variability and tropical cyclone activity.

–By Marcie Grabowski

Located within the most isolated archipelago in the world, �鶹��ý is critically dependent on a clean, ample supply of fresh water. led by University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa scientists indicates that rain brought to the islands by hurricanes and Kona storms can often be the most important precipitation for re-supplying groundwater in many regions of Oʻahu.

“The majority of �Ჹ�ɲ���ʻ��’s freshwater comes from groundwater,” said Daniel Dores, lead author and groundwater and geothermal researcher in the UH Mānoa (SOEST). “In this study, we investigated the relationship between trade wind showers, major rainfall events like Kona storms, and groundwater.”

Dores and a team of scientists from SOEST and the �鶹��ý Department of Health collected rainfall around Oʻahu and analyzed the stable isotopes of rainwater, chemical signatures in the water molecules. They compared the chemical signatures in rainwater to those of groundwater to determine the source of water in the aquifers—event-based rainfall or trade wind-related rain.

“Because windward and mauka showers are so common, it is easy to assume that is the main source of our drinking water,” said Dores. “Also, large rainfall events such as Kona storms result in significant runoff into the oceans. However, our research found that a lot of the rain from Kona storms makes it into our groundwater aquifers and is an important source of our drinking water.”

�鶹��ý is experiencing substantial weather patterns, and precipitation events could become more extreme. Co-authors will continue researching to understand more about local and regional groundwater recharge and water quality.

“By better understanding how our groundwater is impacted by these extreme precipitation events, we can better protect the resource itself,” said Dores.

–By Marcie Grabowski

Hurricane Lane was an impactful event for the Hawaiian Islands. In August 2018, over a four-day period, �鶹��ý Island received an average of 17 inches of rainfall, with a four-day single-station maximum of 57 inches, making Hurricane Lane the wettest tropical cyclone ever recorded in �鶹��ý. , led by University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa researchers, details the compounding hazards—fire and rain—produced by the storm.

“In this study, we document what we believe to be the first instance of a hurricane causing both heavy rainfall and contributing to multiple instances of fire simultaneously,” said Alison Nugent, lead author of the study and assistant professor of in UH ��ā�ԴDz�’s (SOEST).

A team of UH Mānoa and East-West Center scientists analyzed multiple aspects of the storm’s meteorology and climatology, the environmental conditions leading up to the storm, and documented the associated societal impacts.

They found that land-use characteristics and preceding moisture conditions exacerbated fire hazards, and both fire and rain severity were influenced by the hurricane environment and local topographic features. Conditions at the edge of the storm resulted in dry windy weather conducive to fire, while closer to the storm center, the incredibly moist atmosphere lifted by �Ჹ�ɲ���ʻ��’s mountains brought intense, long-lasting rainfall. The simultaneous occurrence of rain-driven flooding and landslides, strong winds and multiple fires complicated the emergency response.

�Ჹ�ɲ���ʻ��’s vulnerability

The vulnerability of a population in any given location to the impacts of tropical cyclone hazards is determined by a multitude of interacting factors. Biophysical aspects include distance inland from the coast, terrain slope, coastal ecosystem integrity and land surface cover. Socioeconomic factors include infrastructure quality, the availability of early warning systems, and capacity for evacuation and emergency response.

“The surprising thing about Hurricane Lane was that, despite never making landfall, the storm caused considerable damage and disruptions across the state from two rather contradictory things: fire and rain,” said Nugent. “Severe flooding on the windward side of �鶹��ý Island built over several days, and multiple fires initiated on the leeward sides of Maui and Oʻahu within hours of each other. Hurricane Lane is one of only three documented cases of hurricanes influencing wildland fire risk in real-time.”

Ryan Longman with the East-West Center; Clay Trauernicht, Matthew Lucas, Henry Diaz and Thomas Giambelluca with UH Mānoa are also co-authors on the study. This work was partially supported through the National Science Foundation EPSCoR project, ʻIke Wai.

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—By Marcie Grabowski

The Honolulu Forecast Office predicted a quieter 2020 hurricane season with two to six tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific region.

Forecasters predict this season will have a 75 percent chance of being a lower than normal season. The cyclones include tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes.

Hurricane season in �鶹��ý occurs roughly between June 1 and November 30. Now is the time to prepare yourself and your loved ones for the possibility of storms affecting the islands.

If you would like to learn more about what you can do to prepare for a hurricane, the University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa Department of Public Safety (DPS) is offering via Zoom in June and July. Hosted by DPS Emergency Management Coordinator Jimmy Lagunero, the session covers:

• �鶹��ý Watch and Warning systems
• Tips for preparing an emergency kit
• What to do when a hurricane is coming
• How to find a local hurricane shelter or shelter-in-place
• COVID-19 considerations and how they may affect hurricane preparation
• Resources and information about local and government agencies

This training is open to UH employees and students from all 10 campuses. Space is limited, so those who are interested should sign up soon. Find more information about training workshops offered by .

More resources

The �鶹��ý Emergency Management Agency has pages with great tips and resources:

All members of the UH community are urged to sign up for to receive emergency text alerts. If you have already signed up, log in to ensure that your contact information is up-to-date.

There is also the Pacific Disaster Center’s desktop version and app () with updated information. Notifications affecting UH campuses will be posted on the emergency information webpage, as well as on social media:

• UH emergency information website

The National Weather Service Honolulu Forecast Office today released its and now is the time to start preparing for the upcoming months.

Forecasters predict this season will have a 70 percent chance of being a higher than normal season with the likelihood of five to eight tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific. These include tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes.

“This outlook reflects the forecast for El Niño to likely continue through the hurricane season. Also, ocean temperatures in the main hurricane formation region are expected to remain above-average, and vertical wind shear is predicted to be weaker-than-average,” said Gerry Bell, NOAA’s lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at the Climate Prediction Center, which collaborated on this outlook. Bell added, “All of these conditions point to an above-normal season.”

Hurricane season in �鶹��ý occurs roughly between June 1 and November 30.

Last year, Hurricane Lane dumped up to 50 inches of rain and caused damage to parts of �鶹��ý Island and Maui. University of �鶹��ý campuses were forced to close.

“As we prepare for another active hurricane season in the central Pacific, we urge everyone to have an emergency plan now, so that you are ready for the devastating impacts that a tropical cyclone could bring to the State of �鶹��ý,” said Chris Brenchley, director of NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center. “It is essential that you know where and how to get official information, even in the event of a power failure, and that you have your emergency supply kit ready well before any storms threaten.”

The �鶹��ý Emergency Management Agency has great tips and resources:

UH resources:

All members of the UH community are urged to sign up for UH Alert to receive emergency text alerts. If you have already signed up, log in to ensure that contact information is up-to-date.

There is the Pacific Disaster Center’s Disaster Alert and app () with updated information.

Notifications affecting UH campuses will be posted on the emergency information webpage, as well as on social media:

�鶹��ýemergency information website

Individual campus websites will provide campus-specific information during an emergency.

As the climate changes over the coming decades, the northward shift of hurricanes toward the Hawaiian Islands will increase the chance of landfall and pose severe flood risks to populations and infrastructure along the coast and further inland, says a recent study led by researchers at the (SOEST).

Tropical cyclones are usually weakened or deflected to the south when approaching the Hawaiian Islands, due to the high-pressure system to the northeast, strong wind shear and relatively low sea-surface temperature in surrounding waters.

But by synthesizing information from computer models for climate change, hurricane formation and intensity, storm surge and waves, lead author , ocean wave model systems specialist in the (ORE) at SOEST, and co-authors estimated future vulnerability to combined effects of sea-level rise and closer hurricane approach.

Assessing impacts of critical storms

“Of the nearly 2,500 future scenarios in our study, we selected 24 critical storm events that track near the islands to assess the probability of coastal flooding and created detailed flood maps with 100-, 200- and 500-year return periods,” said Li. “With high tide and the projected sea-level rise, the modeling results from a direct landfall of an Iniki-like hurricane on the south shore of Oʻahu showed extensive inundation of downtown Honolulu and Waikīkī. Other hurricanes passing near Oʻahu can also produce severe surge and high surf, causing coastal flooding.”

“The findings of our study were not a surprise,” added , senior author on the study and professor in ORE. “Our recent experience with increasing number of storms tracking closer to the islands—Hurricane Guillermo in 2015, Hurricanes Celia, Darby and Lester in 2016, and Hurricanes Lane and Olivia in 2018—has already confirmed the change of hurricane patterns. The damage caused by Hurricanes Lane and Olivia underscores the importance and urgency of coastal storm hazards mitigation. This research should draw attention from state and federal agencies.”

Planning for the future

Coastal infrastructures and buildings planned or designed today will generally have a service life, that is, a period of time during which they are useful, through the end of 21st century. This study has shown climate change can potentially increase the severity of natural hazards within that time period, thereby reducing the reliability or safety of structures in the future.

“The inundation maps from this study will help assess the types of buildings and structures in the areas of Honolulu that would be exposed to increased flood risks,”said Li. “This has significant implications for engineering practice and land-use planning. If climate change effects are factored into design requirements through new regulations, an economic incentive is created for responding to climate change in planning, siting and construction of structures. This investment in increased resilience will offset the economic consequences of inadequate performance, loss due to damage, loss of marketability or even failures of safety.”

Cheung said, “We would like to seek opportunities to implement this approach in other strategic locations and extend the inundation mapping from urban Honolulu to other populated coastal communities.”

—By Marcie Grabowski

and the UH Maui College education centers on Molokaʻi and ����Բ�ʻ�� and in Lahaina and Hāna will reopen Thursday, September 13 following the closures due to Tropical Storm Olivia.

UH officials closed the campus and education centers Tuesday night before the storm arrived.

While the campus and centers will resume classes and operations Thursday, safety should remain everyone’s top priority. Monitor conditions, including road closures, in your area.

Please follow the , other official agencies and local media for the latest weather news.

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Notifications affecting UH campuses will be posted on the Emergency Information webpage, as well as on social media:

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All University of �鶹��ý campuses on Oʻahu will be open Wednesday barring any sudden changes by Tropical Storm Olivia. Classes and activities will be held as scheduled.

The latest forecast from the National Weather Service has Olivia weakening as it passes over Maui and moves south of Oʻahu. The storm may still bring strong wind gusts and potentially heavy rains to the island and its path has moved several times so remain informed.

The university will send updates, if necessary and encourage everyone to consider their personal safety.

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The and all UH education centers in Maui County are closed as of 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 11 and will be closed Wednesday, September 12 in anticipation of the arrival of Tropical Storm Olivia. This includes the education centers on Molokaʻi and ����Բ�ʻ�� and in Lahaina and Hāna. To be clear, all Tuesday night classes scheduled after 4:30 p.m. are cancelled.

UH Maui College officials will determine when the campus and centers will reopen. UH continues to monitor Olivia and will determine whether to close Oʻahu campuses as it progresses.

Staff of Maui and Oʻahu should prepare their offices and facilities for a prolonged power outage:

• Turn off and unplug all electrical equipment and appliances (except phones), including: refrigerators (remove all items, defrost and wipe down), microwave ovens, coffee makers, battery chargers, computers, printers, fax machines, network devices (routers, switches, hubs, etc.), clocks, radios and window air conditioning units
• Move valuable items off the floor
• Backup computer files
• Cover electronics/furniture with plastic if possible
• Close all windows and blinds
• Secure important/confidential documents and valuables
• Remove perishable food from buildings, trash cans and refrigerators
• Update telephone and e-mail messages for the closure period

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Weather experts from the (SOEST) at the shared their knowledge with the public as communities across the state awaited Hurricane Lane’s arrival.

Several faculty in the SOEST have expertise in hurricanes, and tropical and island meteorology.

Assistant Professor was interviewed by the New York Times, and was on-air with KHON2‘s weather anchor for nearly six hours on Friday. She updated viewers on the approaching hurricane/storm, answered questions from the public and interpreted hurricane graphics in layman’s terms.

“The most exciting part was when the storm fell apart in front of our eyes on live TV,” said Nugent. “We could see the upper level clouds being sheared toward the northeast and the lower level clouds beginning to move westward as Hurricane Lane took a turn to the left.”

, professor and chair of the department, was also highly sought after as a media commentator. He discussed whether Maunakea and Mauna Loa on �鶹��ý Island “protect” the islands from storms.

The discussion centered around the influence of environmental winds on the track and wind shear on the intensity of the storm. In particular, as the storm weakened through the action of wind shear as it neared Oʻahu, its depth became shallower, and the low level flow from the northeast took over in steering the storm to the west.

Assistant professor , professor , assistant professor , and �鶹��ý Sea Grant faculty were also interviewed by several media outlets. They shared various tools and webpages for the general public to follow the storm; explanations of how Lane was progressing; and how to prepare homes based on the .

“Even though we dodged a bullet from Lane, the hurricane season is not over until the end of November,” said Chu. “We still have to be vigilant about future storms.”

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—By Marcie Grabowski

The National Weather Service reports that Tropical Storm Lane has weakened to a tropical depression and has departed the islands.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation during this storm.

All University of �鶹��ý campuses, facilities and offices will resume normal operations on Monday. All students and employees should report to campus as regularly scheduled.

UH ����ԴDz�’s Wahine volleyball team will host Kansas State at 2 p.m. today at the Stan Sheriff Center.

Please remember that we are still in hurricane season that runs from June 1 through November. UH officials are currently monitoring all weather disturbances in the Pacific that could pose a threat to the islands.

All members of the UH community are urged to sign up for to receive emergency text alerts. If you have already signed up, log in to ensure that your contact information is up-to-date:

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The National Weather Service reports that Tropical Storm Lane has weakened significantly, however, it is important to remain prepared. Rain bands will likely bring more flooding and possibly damaging winds to the islands.

The University of �鶹��ý will continue to monitor Lane. Currently, only the . The rest of the UH campuses and offices on �鶹��ý Island, Maui, ����Բ�ʻ��, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu and Kauaʻi are closed through Sunday.

The First Hawaiian Bank Volleyball Challenge at UH Hilo continues through Sunday.

• Wahine Volleyball 2 p.m. update: The UH ����ԴDz� Rainbow Wahine volleyball team will hold a closed match Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Stan Sheriff Center against Kansas State. The team will then play another match that will be open to the public on Sunday at 2 p.m. .

All campuses are assessing conditions today, and students will be notified of any exceptions to regularly scheduled classes by noon tomorrow. UH employees should anticipate returning on Monday.

For those students in our residence halls, you will receive more specific communications and instructions from your respective student housing office. However, please do not hesitate to contact them with any questions or concerns at UH ����ԴDz�: vcs@hawaii.edu; UH Hilo (808) 932-7403. More emergency information regarding student housing at and is also available online.

Please follow the , other official agencies and local media for the latest weather news.

• More on Hurricane Lane on UH News

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The National Weather Service has downgraded Hurricane Lane to a tropical storm. While the storm has weakened significantly, it is important to remain prepared and not be lulled into a false sense of safety. Rain bands will likely bring more flooding and damaging winds to the islands.

The University of �鶹��ý will continue to monitor Hurricane Lane. Currently, all UH campuses and offices on �鶹��ý Island, Maui, ����Բ�ʻ��, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu and Kauaʻi are closed through Sunday. The First Hawaiian Bank Volleyball Challenge at UH Hilo resumed action today (Friday) after being postponed on Thursday. Play will continue through Sunday. A decision on UH ����ԴDz� athletic events scheduled for Sunday will be made later depending upon weather conditions and facility availability.

For those students in our residence halls, you will receive more specific communications and instructions from your respective student housing office. However, please do not hesitate to contact them with any questions or concerns at UH ����ԴDz�: vcs@hawaii.edu; UH Hilo (808) 932-7403. More emergency information regarding student housing at and is also available online.

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As Tropical Storm Lane progresses, each campus will make decisions on whether to reopen classes and activities depending on local conditions.

• More on Hurricane Lane on UH News

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The University of �鶹��ý is closely monitoring Hurricane Lane. Currently, all UH campuses and offices on �鶹��ý Island, Maui, ����Բ�ʻ��, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu and Kauaʻi are closed through Sunday. The First Hawaiian Bank Volleyball Challenge at UH Hilo resumes action today (Friday) after being postponed on Thursday. Play will continue through Sunday. A decision on UH ����ԴDz� athletic events scheduled for Sunday will be made later depending upon weather conditions and facility availability.

Hurricane Lane is a category 2 storm and its current track has it moving dangerously close to the islands. Lane could make landfall on multiple islands. The storm can bring strong winds, heavy rains, flooding, high surf and storm surge. A hurricane warning remains in effect for Oʻahu and Maui County as of this update. Parts of �鶹��ý Island have already seen flooding.

It is of vital importance that all students, faculty and staff keep informed of the latest developments and prepare for the possibility of the need to shelter in place or move to a public shelter. Prepare yourself and your families for the potential effects of the storm. Officials recommend a 14-day emergency supply.

For those students in our residence halls, you will receive more specific communications and instructions from your respective student housing office. However, please do not hesitate to contact them with any questions or concerns at UH ����ԴDz�: vcs@hawaii.edu; UH Hilo (808) 932-7403. More emergency information regarding student housing at and is also available online.

• More on Hurricane Lane on UH News

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The University of �鶹��ý is closely monitoring Hurricane Lane. Currently, all UH campuses and offices on �鶹��ý Island, Maui, ����Բ�ʻ��, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu and Kauaʻi are closed through Sunday. A decision on UH ����ԴDz� and UH Hilo athletic events scheduled for Saturday and Sunday will be made later depending upon weather conditions and facility availability.

Hurricane Lane is a category 4 storm and its current track has it moving dangerously close to the islands. Lane could make landfall on any or multiple islands, and could bring strong winds, heavy rains, flooding, high surf and storm surge.

It is of vital importance that all students, faculty and staff keep informed of the latest developments and prepare for the possibility of the need to shelter in place or move to a public shelter. Prepare yourself and your families for the potential effects of the storm. Officials recommend a 14-day emergency supply.

For those students in our residence halls, you will receive more specific communications and instructions from your respective student housing office. However, please do not hesitate to contact them with any questions or concerns at UH ����ԴDz�: vcs@hawaii.edu; UH Hilo (808) 932-7403. More emergency information regarding student housing at and is also available online.

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Notifications affecting UH campuses will be posted on the Emergency Information webpage, as well as on social media:

• UH emergency information website

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All University of �鶹��ý campuses and System offices on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi will be closed from Thursday through Sunday. All UH ����ԴDz� athletic events scheduled for Thursday and Friday are cancelled. A decision on athletic events scheduled for Saturday and Sunday will be made depending upon weather conditions and facility availability. Residence halls at UH ����ԴDz� and UH Hilo will remain open for student residents. All employees who have been designated as disaster response workers or have been directed to report to work or remain at work due to operational needs, must still report to work.

At this time, the UH campuses on �鶹��ý Island, Maui, Molokaʻi and ����Բ�ʻ�� remain closed until further notice.

The State of �鶹��ý announced today (August 22) that all state government offices and facilities on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi will be closed, starting Thursday, August 23, because of Hurricane Lane, a category 4 storm currently on track to move dangerously close the islands.

Hurricane Lane could make landfall on any or multiple islands, and may bring strong winds, heavy rains, flooding, high surf and storm surges. All students, faculty and staff are asked to keep informed of the latest developments and prepare for the possibility of the need to shelter in place or move to a public shelter. Prepare yourself and your families for the potential effects of the storm. Officials recommend a 14-day emergency supply.

• More on Hurricane Lane on �鶹��ýNews

Students in residence halls will continue to receive more specific communications and instructions from their respective student housing office. However, please do not hesitate to contact them with any questions or concerns at UH ����ԴDz�: vcs@hawaii.edu and UH Hilo (808) 932-7403.

Please follow the , other official agencies and local media for the latest weather news.

All members of the UH community are urged to sign up for to receive emergency text alerts. If you have already signed up, log in to ensure that your contact information is up-to-date:

Notifications affecting UH campuses will be posted on the Emergency Information webpage, as well as on social media:

• UH emergency information website

Please stay informed and updated: