# Major Blow Job for Hawaii **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 22, 2018, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025 "2018-08-22T04:35:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025/1 "2018-08-22T04:35:42Z")
[Hurricane Lane](http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/38890702/hurricane-watch-issued-for-hawaii-maui-counties-as-lane-nears-state). Category 4 right now. Looks like it will be here by Thursday. The Big Island and Maui will almost certainly take a hit, and schools and government offices have already announced they’ll all be closed for the rest of this week from tomorrow. Oahu and Kauai? Remains to be seen. Heavy rain to be sure. After-school activities are being canceled, and they’re waiting to see developments before deciding further measures. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025/2 "2018-08-22T05:28:17Z")
Do most hurricanes follow this track into the islands, generally speaking? I know we’ve got several Dopers out there on the Big Island. Stay safe everyone and check in when you can. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025/3 "2018-08-22T05:42:41Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Do most hurricanes follow this track into the islands, generally speaking? Generally, yes, most tropical storms and hurricanes in the area of the Pacific around Hawaii move in a southeast-to-northwest direction, though most of the ones over the past few decades are closer to an east-to-west track than Lane looks to be following. I found this map on the NOAA site, showing the tracks of every tropical storm and hurricane that has hit or come close to Hawaii since 1950, and you can see what the usual tracks are. [http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/pages/Climo\_files/image009.jpg](http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/pages/Climo_files/image009.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025/4 "2018-08-22T05:50:27Z")
Hurricane Hector passed south of Hawaii last week, just making it godawful humid while it was in the neighborhood. After Lane, one or two more are lined up to follow the same track. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025/5 "2018-08-22T06:19:38Z")
Good luck! I don’t have anything to contribute, except to hope you all stay safe in the coming storm. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025/6 "2018-08-22T06:23:27Z")
The wind does appear to be picking up outside, but this is only Tuesday night, so dunno if that’s related. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025/7 "2018-08-22T06:30:33Z")
We’re all urged to keep supplies of food, water and batteries and to have a Hurricane Plan. There are a lot of elderly in our complex, and for the wife and I, our Hurricane Plan is to mug them for their supplies. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025/8 "2018-08-22T07:02:21Z")
How often does Hawaii get hit with hurricanes? Because I never hear about it on the news. (Except for the one mentioned in the OP) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025/9 "2018-08-22T07:19:28Z")
Direct landfall in Hawaii is pretty uncommon. [The Wikipedia entry on the topic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hawaii_hurricanes#Monthly_statistics_and_landfalls) shows that there’ve been only three recorded hurricane landfalls in Hawaii until now (plus three tropical storms, and four depressions). The strongest one (and the last one, until Lane) was Iniki, a Cat 4, in 1992, which did tremendous damage on Kaua’i, where it made landfall. It hit on the final scheduled day of shooting of the original Jurassic Park film, and Spielberg used footage of the storm in the film. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025/10 "2018-08-22T07:26:21Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > I know we’ve got several Dopers out there on the Big Island. Stay safe everyone and check in when you can. Safe so far, but of course that can change quickly. I had two music classes I was scheduled to teach tomorrow, at 4pm and 5pm. I just canceled both. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025/11 "2018-08-22T16:26:06Z")
Hopefully, it’ll put out the volcano… ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025/12 "2018-08-22T17:04:48Z")
Here’s wishing for a last minute wide turn away — keep yer heads down all the same and try to be away from water’s edge. And, **Darren Garrison** , sure, that’s just what’s needed, 140mph _steam_ . ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025/13 "2018-08-22T17:49:33Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > We’re all urged to keep supplies of food, water and batteries and to have a Hurricane Plan. Sounds prudent. > [@](#): > > There are a lot of elderly in our complex, and for the wife and I, our Hurricane Plan is to mug them for their supplies. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025/14 "2018-08-23T00:17:07Z")
Everything the Navy has that can move is putting out to sea from Pearl Harbor. I saw what happened to Kaua’i after Iniki, it wasn’t good. Think pad where the house stood, and some of the chimney, with a pile of debris in the side yard. ---
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025/15 "2018-08-23T01:46:48Z")
Right now the storm is well over 100 miles south of South Point on the Big Island. Where I have a home is 7 miles north of Hilo on the eastern part of the island. The forecast looks like the east coast, Puna, Hilo and the long Hamakua coast will be safe from any damage. It will rain a lot; it will be windy at times, but I’m not expecting anything out of the ordinary. We get well in excess of 100 inches of rain a year. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025/16 "2018-08-23T01:50:43Z")
> [@Mangosteen](#): > > Right now the storm is well over 100 miles south of South Point on the Big Island. Where I have a home is 7 miles north of Hilo on the eastern part of the island. The forecast looks like the east coast, Puna, Hilo and the long Hamakua coast will be safe from any damage. It will rain a lot; it will be windy at times, but I’m not expecting anything out of the ordinary. We get well in excess of 100 inches of rain a year. Check out Akaka Falls if you get a chance. It’s about 5 minutes from our house so we just drove over. The parking lot is closed, but there is nothing keeping the hardy from parking along side the road and taking a quick peek at the falls from the area where the path starts. It is unrecognizable as the usual falls - much wider and more torrential. Kinda fun to see when you know what it ordinarily looks like. ---
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025/17 "2018-08-23T02:16:22Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > Check out Akaka Falls if you get a chance. It’s about 5 minutes from our house so we just drove over. The parking lot is closed, but there is nothing keeping the hardy from parking along side the road and taking a quick peek at the falls from the area where the path starts. It is unrecognizable as the usual falls - much wider and more torrential. Kinda fun to see when you know what it ordinarily looks like. If Akaka is like that now, I can’t imagine what it will be like Friday when the rain is predicted to peak. The only problem at that time might be that the road up there could disappear under a river of rain. I’ll bet Rainbow is pumping as well, not to mention the back wall at Waipio Valley (Hiilawe falls). [Hiilawe Falls Information, Photos & More](https://www.hawaii-guide.com/big-island/sights/hiilawe_falls) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025/18 "2018-08-23T04:28:05Z")
Stay safe, Big Island! You and Maui are starting to feel the effects, I hear. Home now. Probably for the duration. All bus service will be suspended from 6pm Thursday through at least Friday. All schools and government offices will be closed Thursday and Friday. Libraries, the zoo, you name it. Everyone is supposed to stay off the roads. Everything is shutting down. If this one does fizzle out – not looking likely – there are a couple more starting to form in the East Pacific. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025/19 "2018-08-23T16:46:28Z")
Everyone be safe! ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025/20 "2018-08-23T18:28:23Z")
Wow. My house has a stream on one side and a small creek on the other. Last night I couldn’t sleep, so loud was the roar of rain and rushing water. A few minutes ago, we took a walk along Highway 19 to see the conditions. There is a big landslide not too far from our house, although they’ve cleaned it up enough that one lane is useable by cars. Even as I write, the rain and wind are picking up. Everything in the house feels damp. And the hurricane has stalled, meaning we get MORE rain. It’s a day to stay home and play Settlers of Catan. (Luckily I did a huge grocery run last week, so we’re in no danger of needing to eat the cat.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-blow-job-for-hawaii/820025.md?page=2)