Tonight: Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the late evening and overnight. Lows 62 to 72 near the shore to 54 to 60 at 4000 feet. West winds up to 15 mph in the evening becoming light. Chance of rain 20 percent.

In Maui, so-called kona storms are affecting the areas where wildfires have grown more frequent and intense, creating a feedback loop of environmental consequences.

Northern Oahu is under life-threatening flash flooding as heavy rain continues to pour over Haleiwa and Waialua. Roads are cut off, low-lying areas are submerged, and rainfall remains intense. Residen

: 10 :50 a.m. An evacuation warning notice for Wahikuli and Leialii areas on Maui has been downgraded to an advisory level due to a lower flood risk, according to the Maui Emergency Management

Many schools will be closed Friday due to the storm, including O‘ahu, Kaua‘i and Maui County public schools, and Hawaii State Department of Education offices.

The trial continues for Maui anesthesiologist Gerhardt Konig, who is accused of trying to kill his wife while they were hiking on Oahu nearly one year ago. Honolulu Emergency Medical Services and Honolulu Fire Department battled severe weather from the ...

Justin Cruz's Hawaii Weather Report 03-18-2026