{"id":49425,"date":"2016-08-31T15:07:57","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T01:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=49425"},"modified":"2020-01-10T09:48:57","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T19:48:57","slug":"hurricane-madeline-uh-closures-on-hawaii-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/08\/31\/hurricane-madeline-uh-closures-on-hawaii-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Madeline update"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/hilo.aerial.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial photo of U H Hilo campus\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/hilo.aerial.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/hilo.aerial-260x146.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"clear-photo\"><strong><em>Editor&#8217;s note: This story will be updated as more information becomes available.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> facilities on <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island plan to reopen (posted August 31, 3 <abbr title=\"after noon\">p.m.<\/abbr>)<\/h2>\n<p>Based on current conditions, all <abbr>UH<\/abbr> facilities on <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island plan to reopen tomorrow, Thursday, September 1, after being closed Wednesday, August 31 due to severe weather.<\/p>\n<p>If the situation for September 1 changes, <abbr>UH<\/abbr> will issue an update via email and <abbr>UH<\/abbr> alert text messaging.<\/p>\n<p>Please continue to monitor the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prh.noaa.gov\/cphc\/\">National Weather Service<\/a> and local media.<\/p>\n<p>The facilities that plan to reopen tomorrow are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo<\/li>\n<li><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College<\/li>\n<li><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College&#8211;P&#257;lamanui<\/li>\n<li><span aria-label=\"Imiloa\">&#699;Imiloa<\/span> Astronomy Center<\/li>\n<li>North <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Education and Research Center<\/li>\n<li>Hale Pohaku&#8211;Onizuka Center for International Astronomy and food and lodging facilities (reopening at noon)<\/li>\n<li>All <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) facilities on <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island<\/li>\n<li>All <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa Institute for Astronomy (IfA) facilities on <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Facilities on all other islands remain open and were not affected, except for <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Maui College H&#257;na Education Center, that will close 5 <abbr>p.m.<\/abbr> on August 31 until further notice, due to power failure.<\/p>\n<h3>Severe weather update (posted August 31, 11 <abbr title=\"before noon\">a.m.<\/abbr>)<\/h3>\n<p><abbr>UH<\/abbr> will update closure information related to Hurricane Madeline this afternoon (August 31) pending latest reports from state officials.<\/p>\n<h3><abbr>UH<\/abbr> closures on <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island (posted August 30, 3:30 p.m.)<\/h3>\n<p>All University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> facilities on <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island will be closed for all students and non-essential personnel starting tomorrow, Wednesday, August 31, in advance of Hurricane Madeline.<\/p>\n<p>This includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hawaii.hawaii.edu\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hawaii.hawaii.edu\/palamanui\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College&#8211;P&#257;lamanui<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imiloahawaii.org\/\"><span aria-label=\"Imiloa\">&#699;Imiloa<\/span> Astronomy Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/academics\/nherc\/\">North <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Education and Research Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifa.hawaii.edu\/info\/vis\/\">Hale Pohaku&#8211;Onizuka Center for International Astronomy<\/a> and food and lodging facilities<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctahr.hawaii.edu\/site\/Locations.aspx\">All <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) facilities on <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifa.hawaii.edu\/ifa2\/astronomy_in_hawaii.shtml\">All <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa Institute for Astronomy (IfA) facilities on <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although these closures only affect <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island (at this time), the entire <abbr>UH<\/abbr> community is urged to stay vigilant and follow the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prh.noaa.gov\/cphc\/\">National Weather Service<\/a>, other official agencies and local media for the latest weather news.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46641\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46641\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/hawaii-palamanui-buildings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"235\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/hawaii-palamanui-buildings.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/hawaii-palamanui-buildings-260x99.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> CC&#8211;P&#257;lamanui buildings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Alert<\/h3>\n<p>Emergency situations affecting our 10 campuses will be announced to students, faculty and staff via <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Alert text messaging. <a href=\"http:\/\/hawaii.edu\/alert\">Sign up for <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Alert<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Notifications affecting <abbr>UH<\/abbr> campuses will also be posted at the <a href=\"http:\/\/hawaii.edu\/emergency\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Emergency Information webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Checklist for building closures<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Close all windows and blinds.\u2028<\/li>\n<li>Secure important\/confidential documents and valuables.\u2028<\/li>\n<li>Remove perishable foods from buildings, trash cans and refrigerators.\u2028<\/li>\n<li>Update telephone and e-mail messages for the closure period.\u2028<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Based on current conditions, all <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> facilities on <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island plan to reopen on Thursday, September 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