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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 20 ft elevation — directly exposed to any hurricane approaching Kauaʻi from the south, which is the historical Central Pacific track.
Kōloa Elementary School is the nearest official refuge (~2 miles north). Larger shelters are in Līhuʻe (~15 miles east).
Source: Kauaʻi Emergency Management Agency official shelter list. Not every listed shelter opens for every event — check kauai.gov during activations.
Poʻipū Road (Route 520) north to Kōloa and Route 50, then east to Līhuʻe or west along the south shore. There is no coastal road out — all evacuation routes require heading inland first.
Poʻipū lies on the coastline that took Iniki's (1992) full force. Iwa (1982) generated a storm surge of 8 feet along Kauaʻi's south coast with 30-foot waves; hotels and condominiums along the southern shore were damaged during Iniki. Poʻipū's low elevation and south-facing beach make it one of the highest storm-surge risk areas on the island.
For any hurricane forecast to pass south of Kauaʻi or make landfall from the south, Poʻipū is typically the first town to see life-threatening surge and the last to be considered safe. Evacuate to Kōloa or Līhuʻe well before landfall — do not shelter in a beachfront hotel or vacation rental during a warning.
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:
