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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 river-mouth community at the mouth of the Wailua River; low elevation makes both storm surge and freshwater flooding meaningful risks.
Kapaʻa Elementary/Middle/High schools (~2 miles north) and Wilcox Elementary in Līhuʻe (~5 miles south) are the closest designated refuges.
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 Līhuʻe or north to Kapaʻa. The single Wailua River bridge is a critical choke point; historical flooding of the river has closed Route 56 in past storms.
Wailua's river-mouth geography makes it particularly vulnerable to combined storm-surge and freshwater flooding. Iniki (1992) and subsequent tropical events have caused Wailua River flooding severe enough to close Route 56 and isolate the community.
The Wailua River is fed by a large mountain watershed; heavy tropical rain in the interior can produce dangerous downstream flooding hours after the rain has stopped. Monitor the USGS Wailua River gauge in addition to hurricane forecasts.
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:
