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Kilo ʻino — "watcher of the storm" in Hawaiian. A free, live Pacific storm tracker with a focus on Kauai, built in Hanalei.
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Born in Waimānalo, Oʻahu. Went to Kailua High School. Masters of Public Health from Columbia University. I live in Del Mar, CA now — but Hawaiʻi is home.
I built Kilo ʻino "watcher of the storm" while in Hanalei, watching storms roll across the Pacific.
Built with aloha. Built for the public. Built for my home.
Made with aloha in Hanalei. No ads. No tracking. Public data. Public good.
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East-facing coast at the base of the Kalalea Range; Anahola Beach and Aliomanu Bay are exposed to easterly swells and windward trade-wind waves.
Kapaʻa Elementary, Kapaʻa Middle, and Kapaʻa High schools are the closest official shelters (roughly 6 miles south on Route 56). Kīlauea's shelters are similar distance to the north.
Source: Kauaʻi Emergency Management Agency official shelter list. Not every listed shelter opens for every event — check kauai.gov during activations.
Kūhiō Highway (Route 56) south to Kapaʻa and Līhuʻe, or north to Kīlauea. Route 56 is Anahola's only paved connection.
Anahola sits on Hawaiian homestead lands and lies directly in the path of easterly-tracking storms. Iniki (1992) caused wind damage across the east shore, and prolonged trade-wind swell during Central Pacific hurricanes can push Anahola Bay past its normal surf threshold.
The community's east-facing exposure means Anahola sees the earliest impacts from storms approaching from the southeast or east — winds and surf often build here 6-12 hours before Hanalei or Princeville feel the same conditions.
This information is provided for public awareness and is not a substitute for official emergency guidance. Always follow directives from Kauaʻi Emergency Management, the National Weather Service, and Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency during an active storm.
Storm conditions vary across the island. View the tracker for a nearby town:
