State and county officials are encouraging residents to prepare ahead of the 2026 hurricane season, emphasizing that readiness before a storm develops can help save lives. Gov. Josh Green joined representatives from the National Weather Service,

Forecasters with the National Weather Service say an above-average hurricane season is likely this year in the North Pacific ocean. At 12:45 p.m., Gov. Josh Green, the National Weather Service, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HIEMA) and county emergency management administrators will present this year’s hurricane weather outlook.

Governor Green will host Hawaii’s 2026 Hurricane Weather Outlook with the National Weather Service and emergency management officials, marking the start of hurricane season and encouraging residents to prepare now.

Hurricane season is coming — and the likelihood of an El Nino cycle only will increase the probability that one could hit the Hawaiian Islands.

Dr. Klotzbach noted that while last year’s hurricane season was above average by nearly every scientific metric, many in the United States might remember it as quiet because few major storms hit the U.S. coast. But there were three Category 5 hurricanes in 2025, including Melissa, whose winds and flooding caused devastation in Jamaica.