Skip to Main Content
Home / Disasters / 2026 Kona Lows & Severe Weather

2026 Kona Lows & Severe Weather

NEWS RELEASE: State Prepares For Severe Weather Impacts

April 9, 2026

April 9, 2026 SevereWeather-JIC-2026-002 HONOLULU  ̶  State of Hawaiʻi departments have been actively preparing the islands in advance of the approaching severe weather, which began to affect island residents on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Anticipating the storm impacts, state agencies have been preparing…

Read More

NEWS RELEASE: State Provides Updates For Kona Low 2 Event

March 22, 2026

March 22, 2026  KONALOW2-JIC-2026-005 HONOLULU – The State of Hawaiʻi departments and federal partners have been actively working throughout the second Kona Low weather event that hit Hawaiʻi, to assist with damage assessments and cleanup on O‘ahu and impacts to…

Read More

NEWS RELEASE: State Provides Updates For Kona Low 2 Weather Event 

March 21, 2026

KONALOW2-JIC-2026-004 March 21, 2026  HONOLULU – The state of Hawaiʻi departments and federal partners have been actively working throughout the second Kona Low weather event that hit Hawaiʻi, to assist with cleanup on O‘ahu and preparing as the Kona Low approaches the eastern Hawaiian…

Read More

NEWS RELEASE: Hawai‘i National Guard Support For Kona Low 2 

March 21, 2026

March 21, 2026  KONALOW2-JIC-2026-003 HONOLULU – As of 9:00 a.m. today, the Hawai‘i National Guard (HING) has activated about 200 Soldiers and Airmen to support all counties during the current Kona Low Storm.  “The Hawaiʻi National Guard has personnel in every county emergency…

Read More

NEWS RELEASE: Hawaiʻi March 2026 Joint Information Center

March 21, 2026

March 21, 2026  KONALOW2-JIC-2026-001 HONOLULU  ̶  The state of Hawai‘i has activated a Joint Information Center (JIC) in support of media operations regarding the Hawaiʻi Kona Low weather event.  The JIC will handle all media inquiries related to the Kona Low weather event,…

Read More