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Hawaii is on alert for Tropical Storm Hone while ... Swells from Hone will also generate high surf and dangerous rip currents for all the islands beginning in the Big Island on Saturday and ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - Family members say a 22-year-old woman on vacation in Puerto Rico drowned after she was swept under by a rip current while trying to save her girlfriend. Cimone Dawson ...

HONOLULU − As portions of Hawaii's Big Island recover from the flooding ... heavy winds and produce dangerous rip currents later in the week. Residents across the state began preparing for ...

HONOLULU − Residents across Hawaii are taking steps to prepare for the potential impacts of back-to-back hurricanes, as Hone was exiting Monday and Gilma slowly approached from the eastern Pacific.

All of Hawaii’s southern and eastern facing shores will face “life-threatening surf” and rip currents, according to the NHC. Rip currents are a common and deadly hazard for beachgoers.

Hone has weakened to a tropical storm after bringing hurricane conditions to Hawaii, which continued to face heavy rains and strong winds from the storm on Monday. Maximum sustained winds were ...

Schell Kate Selig reported from New York; Libby Leonard from the Big Island of Hawaii; and Lisa L ... could produce life-threatening surf and rip currents across the state. As of Saturday morning ...

For the smaller islands, about 2 to 4 inches of rain are expected. Life-threatening surf and rip currents are also impacting Hawaii. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events ...

Heavy rain raised the risk of mudslides but reduced the chances high winds could fuel a destructive wildfire like the one that hit Lahaina last year.

A tropical storm remains in effect for Hawaii County, and swells could cause life-threatening surf and rip currents across the island chain on Saturday, the hurricane center said. "Rapidly rising ...