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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 20 ft elevation; a coastal plain community with several low-lying areas near the Kapaʻa Stream and Wailua River mouths.
Kapaʻa Elementary, Kapaʻa Middle, and Kapaʻa High schools are all designated refuges — Kapaʻa itself is the east-side shelter hub.
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 8 miles to Līhuʻe, or north 6 miles to Anahola. Traffic on the two-lane Kapaʻa corridor can become the biggest bottleneck on the island during a coordinated evacuation.
As the east-shore population center, Kapaʻa saw significant wind and rain damage during Iniki (1992) and has historically been affected by trade-wind-enhanced surf. Recent king-tide and storm-swell events have flooded low-lying stretches of Route 56 between Kapaʻa and Wailua.
Kapaʻa's central east-shore position means most Kauaʻi hurricanes affect it — the town is one of the first to feel easterly-tracking storms and also lies in the path of southern-track storms that push winds up the east coast.
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:
