Though the “worst case scenario” was avoided as Hurricane Lane collapsed during its incredibly slow approach to Hawaii, it still dropped record amounts of rain on the eastern side of the Big Island. In fact, it dropped over 50 inches in a community 15 miles southwest of Hilo, making it the third-highest in rainfall records […]

Torrential rains, high winds, tornadoes, lightning and flooding are likely in a state with far too few emergency shelters. Hawaii is bracing for an overnight arrival of Category 4 Hurricane Lane (dropped from a Category 5).