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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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South-facing coast at the mouth of the Hanapēpē River and Salt Pond Beach; low-lying valley community with meaningful river-flood risk.
'Ele'ele Elementary School is the nearest official refuge (~2 miles west). Waimea Canyon Middle School and Waimea High School are ~7 miles west; Kaua'i Community College and central Līhuʻe shelters are ~15 miles east.
Source: Kauaʻi Emergency Management Agency official shelter list. Not every listed shelter opens for every event — check kauai.gov during activations.
Kaumualiʻi Highway (Route 50) east to Kalāheo and Līhuʻe, or west to Waimea. Route 50 is Hanapēpē's only paved connection.
Hanapēpē lies close to Iniki's (1992) landfall zone and experienced significant wind and storm-surge damage. The valley geography channels storm-driven rainfall into the Hanapēpē River, which has produced dangerous flooding during past tropical events.
Hanapēpē's position on Kauaʻi's south-facing coast, west of most tourist infrastructure, means it can be overlooked in county alerts. Check both south-shore and west-shore advisories, and monitor the Hanapēpē River gauge during heavy tropical rainfall.
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:
