Hurricane History Map

Hurricanes that hit Hawaii: hurricane history

27 storms have passed within 50 km of Hawaii from 1950 to 2026, drawn on the map and coloured by intensity.

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Years1842 to 2026
Ocean basin

Choosing a minimum category hides storms with no wind speed in the record. To see which storms have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

How to read the lines. Each line is the track of one storm, drawn through its six-hourly positions and coloured by its intensity at each point (the Saffir-Simpson scale), so a line changes colour as the storm strengthens or weakens. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see which storms have passed nearby. Weaker storms appear as you zoom in. Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm with different names in different oceans.

Storms near Hawaii

The record holds 27 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Hawaii between 1950 and 2026. The busiest month is August, with 10 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 4 strength. 1 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.

  • 27storms within 50 km
  • 1major (category 3 to 5) near here
  • 7at category 1 strength or more

A storm counts once, however many times it came close. The category is the storm's strongest point within 50 km, which can be weaker than its peak elsewhere.

How strong were the storms near Hawaii?

Category near hereStormsShare
Tropical depression933%
Tropical storm1037%
Category 1415%
Category 227%
Category 300%
Category 414%
Category 500%
Unknown intensity14%

The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the NOAA National Hurricane Center (HURDAT2, eastern Pacific).

Hawaii storms over time

Storms by decade
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 7 in 2010s.1950s51960s21970s11980s51990s42010s72020s3

The 2020s only run to 2026, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1950, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.

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PeriodCount
1950s5
1960s2
1970s1
1980s5
1990s4
2010s7
2020s3

Earlier decades hold fewer storms partly because they were harder to see. Before weather satellites (about the 1960s) many storms that stayed at sea went unrecorded, so compare decades with care.

Storms by month
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 10 in Aug.Jan0Feb0Mar1Apr0May0Jun0Jul5Aug10Sep7Oct3Nov1Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul5
Aug10
Sep7
Oct3
Nov1
Dec0

Strongest storms near Hawaii

  • Iniki (1992)5 September 1992 to 13 September 1992, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 938 hPa
  • Lowell (2026)25 August 2026 to 11 September 2026, Category 2 (95 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 922 hPa, provisional
  • Lala (2026)10 August 2026 to 28 August 2026, Category 2 (85 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 947 hPa, provisional
  • Dot (1959)1 August 1959 to 8 August 1959, Category 1 (80 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 952 hPa
  • Iwa (1982)19 November 1982 to 25 November 1982, peak Category 1 (80 kt)
  • Douglas (2020)20 July 2020 to 30 July 2020, Category 1 (80 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 954 hPa

Most recent storms near Hawaii

  • Lowell (2026)25 August 2026 to 11 September 2026, Category 2 (95 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 922 hPa, provisional
  • Lala (2026)10 August 2026 to 28 August 2026, Category 2 (85 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 947 hPa, provisional
  • Douglas (2020)20 July 2020 to 30 July 2020, Category 1 (80 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 954 hPa
  • Ema (2019)11 October 2019 to 16 October 2019, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 1,003 hPa
  • Olivia (2018)1 September 2018 to 14 September 2018, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 951 hPa

Many of these storms killed people and destroyed homes. The figures are the official record's, and this page says nothing about their human cost.

Notable storms near Hawaii with their own pages

  • Iniki (1992)5 September 1992 to 13 September 1992, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 938 hPa
  • Lowell (2026)25 August 2026 to 11 September 2026, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 922 hPa, provisional
  • Lala (2026)10 August 2026 to 28 August 2026, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 947 hPa, provisional
  • Dot (1959)1 August 1959 to 8 August 1959, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 952 hPa
  • Douglas (2020)20 July 2020 to 30 July 2020, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 954 hPa
  • Della (1957)1 September 1957 to 18 September 1957, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 960 hPa
  • Iselle (2014)30 July 2014 to 10 August 2014, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 947 hPa
  • Darby (2016)11 July 2016 to 26 July 2016, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 958 hPa
  • Olivia (2018)1 September 2018 to 14 September 2018, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 951 hPa
  • Fefa (1991)29 July 1991 to 8 August 1991, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 959 hPa
  • Eugene (1993)15 July 1993 to 25 July 1993, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 948 hPa
  • Daniel (1982)7 July 1982 to 22 July 1982, peak Category 3 (100 kt)

Hawaii counties

Every county that a storm has come near is listed, most storms first. 5 of them have at least 3 storms and their own page.

CountyStormsStrongest near the county
Honolulu County16Category 2
Kauai County10Category 4
Hawaii County9Category 1
Maui County8Tropical storm
Kalawao County5Tropical storm

Other states

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