Hurricane Hone Lashes Hawaii’s Big Island As Storm Makes Closest Approach To Aloha State

MENARD AND I’M ARI SAKELLARI. AND I AM RICK REICHMUTH. THANK YOU FOR SAKELLARI. AND I AM RICK REICHMUTH. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US HERE ON THIS REICHMUTH. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US HERE ON THIS SUNDAY. RICK IS HERE. JOINING US HERE ON THIS SUNDAY. RICK IS HERE. YEAH, I MADE IT MADE IT SUNDAY. RICK IS HERE. YEAH, I MADE IT MADE IT FROM THE OTHER PLACE. YOU YEAH, I MADE IT MADE IT FROM THE OTHER PLACE. YOU CAME AT A GOOD TIME, FROM THE OTHER PLACE. YOU CAME AT A GOOD TIME, RICK, BECAUSE WE’VE GOT CAME AT A GOOD TIME, RICK, BECAUSE WE’VE GOT SOME ACTION GOING ON IN RICK, BECAUSE WE’VE GOT SOME ACTION GOING ON IN HAWAII. THERE IS A SOME ACTION GOING ON IN HAWAII. THERE IS A HURRICANE THAT WE JUST HAWAII. THERE IS A HURRICANE THAT WE JUST GOT. WORD. OKAY, SO 4 HURRICANE THAT WE JUST GOT. WORD. OKAY, SO 4 A.M. HAWAII TIME UPDATE GOT. WORD. OKAY, SO 4 A.M. HAWAII TIME UPDATE FROM THE NATIONAL A.M. HAWAII TIME UPDATE FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER THAT THE FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER THAT THE HURRICANE, HURRICANE HURRICANE CENTER THAT THE HURRICANE, HURRICANE JOAN, HAS MADE ITS HURRICANE, HURRICANE JOAN, HAS MADE ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE JOAN, HAS MADE ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE SOUTH TIP OF THE BIG CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE SOUTH TIP OF THE BIG ISLAND. IT WAS ABOUT 45 SOUTH TIP OF THE BIG ISLAND. IT WAS ABOUT 45 MILES OFF SHORE, SO WE ISLAND. IT WAS ABOUT 45 MILES OFF SHORE, SO WE KNEW THIS WASN’T GOING TO MILES OFF SHORE, SO WE KNEW THIS WASN’T GOING TO MAKE LANDFALL. BUT I KNEW THIS WASN’T GOING TO MAKE LANDFALL. BUT I GUESS THIS IS LIKE THE, MAKE LANDFALL. BUT I GUESS THIS IS LIKE THE, YOU KNOW, THE FAUX GUESS THIS IS LIKE THE, YOU KNOW, THE FAUX LANDFALL OR WHATEVER YOU YOU KNOW, THE FAUX LANDFALL OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. IT’S LANDFALL OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. IT’S VERY CLOSE TO THE ISLAND. WANT TO CALL IT. IT’S VERY CLOSE TO THE ISLAND. IS HAVING SOME REALLY VERY CLOSE TO THE ISLAND. IS HAVING SOME REALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS RIGHT IS HAVING SOME REALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS RIGHT NOW. YEAH. I TAKE WHAT SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS RIGHT NOW. YEAH. I TAKE WHAT YOU SAID IS IT ALSO MEANS NOW. YEAH. I TAKE WHAT YOU SAID IS IT ALSO MEANS THAT IT’S MOVING AWAY. YOU SAID IS IT ALSO MEANS THAT IT’S MOVING AWAY. NOW, ABOUT TO SAY THAT THAT IT’S MOVING AWAY. NOW, ABOUT TO SAY THAT CLOSEST POINT, WHICH IS NOW, ABOUT TO SAY THAT CLOSEST POINT, WHICH IS ALSO GOING TO BE GOOD CLOSEST POINT, WHICH IS ALSO GOING TO BE GOOD NEWS, YOU KNOW, AS WE GO ALSO GOING TO BE GOOD NEWS, YOU KNOW, AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY, NEWS, YOU KNOW, AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO SEE THOSE THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO SEE THOSE IMPACTS PERHAPS GET A BIT WE ARE GOING TO SEE THOSE IMPACTS PERHAPS GET A BIT BETTER, ESPECIALLY BY IMPACTS PERHAPS GET A BIT BETTER, ESPECIALLY BY THIS EVENING. BUT IN THE BETTER, ESPECIALLY BY THIS EVENING. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE’RE IN THE THIS EVENING. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE’RE IN THE THICK OF THINGS. AND THE MEANTIME, WE’RE IN THE THICK OF THINGS. AND THE BIG ISLAND IS CERTAINLY THICK OF THINGS. AND THE BIG ISLAND IS CERTAINLY SEEING THOSE TROPICAL BIG ISLAND IS CERTAINLY SEEING THOSE TROPICAL STORM FORCE, HURRICANE SEEING THOSE TROPICAL STORM FORCE, HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS AT THE STORM FORCE, HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS AT THE HIGHEST OF THE FORCE WIND GUSTS AT THE HIGHEST OF THE ELEVATIONS. AND THAT RAIN HIGHEST OF THE ELEVATIONS. AND THAT RAIN IS CONTINUING TO RING ELEVATIONS. AND THAT RAIN IS CONTINUING TO RING OUT, ESPECIALLY ON THE IS CONTINUING TO RING OUT, ESPECIALLY ON THE WINDWARD SIDE. YEAH, IT’S OUT, ESPECIALLY ON THE WINDWARD SIDE. YEAH, IT’S BEEN REALLY INTERESTING. WINDWARD SIDE. YEAH, IT’S BEEN REALLY INTERESTING. KIND OF A TALE OF TWO BEEN REALLY INTERESTING. KIND OF A TALE OF TWO STORIES, SEPARATE IMPACTS KIND OF A TALE OF TWO STORIES, SEPARATE IMPACTS ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE STORIES, SEPARATE IMPACTS ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE ISLAND, ALL DUE TO THE ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE ISLAND, ALL DUE TO THE OROGRAPHIC TOPOGRAPHY. ISLAND, ALL DUE TO THE OROGRAPHIC TOPOGRAPHY. YOU KNOW, THE MOUNTAINS OROGRAPHIC TOPOGRAPHY. YOU KNOW, THE MOUNTAINS BASICALLY THAT ARE ON YOU KNOW, THE MOUNTAINS BASICALLY THAT ARE ON THAT BIG ISLAND. SO LET’S BASICALLY THAT ARE ON THAT BIG ISLAND. SO LET’S GO OUT TO ROBERT RAY. THAT BIG ISLAND. SO LET’S GO OUT TO ROBERT RAY. HE’S BEEN THERE FOR QUITE GO OUT TO ROBERT RAY. HE’S BEEN THERE FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW. WE WERE HE’S BEEN THERE FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW. WE WERE TALKING TO YOU YESTERDAY A WHILE NOW. WE WERE TALKING TO YOU YESTERDAY AROUND THIS TIME, ROBERT, TALKING TO YOU YESTERDAY AROUND THIS TIME, ROBERT, YOU HAD SOME OUTER BANDS AROUND THIS TIME, ROBERT, YOU HAD SOME OUTER BANDS COMING IN. IT WAS SOME YOU HAD SOME OUTER BANDS COMING IN. IT WAS SOME LIGHTER SHOWERS. THE WIND COMING IN. IT WAS SOME LIGHTER SHOWERS. THE WIND WASN’T TOO BAD YET. I’M LIGHTER SHOWERS. THE WIND WASN’T TOO BAD YET. I’M LOOKING AT THAT PALM TREE WASN’T TOO BAD YET. I’M LOOKING AT THAT PALM TREE BEHIND YOU THAT LOOKS LOOKING AT THAT PALM TREE BEHIND YOU THAT LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY SOLID BEHIND YOU THAT LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY SOLID SUSTAINED WIND RIGHT NOW, LIKE A PRETTY SOLID SUSTAINED WIND RIGHT NOW, BUT WE’VE HAD SOME SUSTAINED WIND RIGHT NOW, BUT WE’VE HAD SOME REPORTS ON THE ORDER OF 8 BUT WE’VE HAD SOME REPORTS ON THE ORDER OF 8 TO 10IN OF RAIN ON THE REPORTS ON THE ORDER OF 8 TO 10IN OF RAIN ON THE BIG ISLAND. WHAT ARE YOU TO 10IN OF RAIN ON THE BIG ISLAND. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING WHERE YOU ARE? BIG ISLAND. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING WHERE YOU ARE? YEAH, WE’RE HEARING THAT, SEEING WHERE YOU ARE? YEAH, WE’RE HEARING THAT, TOO. INDEED. GOOD MORNING YEAH, WE’RE HEARING THAT, TOO. INDEED. GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE. YOU KNOW, I TOO. INDEED. GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE. YOU KNOW, I JUST GOT A TEXT MESSAGE TO EVERYONE. YOU KNOW, I JUST GOT A TEXT MESSAGE FROM METEOROLOGIST AND JUST GOT A TEXT MESSAGE FROM METEOROLOGIST AND FIELD PRODUCER JARED FROM METEOROLOGIST AND FIELD PRODUCER JARED MALONEY, WHO IS ON THE FIELD PRODUCER JARED MALONEY, WHO IS ON THE ROAD WITH A LIVE CAMERA MALONEY, WHO IS ON THE ROAD WITH A LIVE CAMERA AND THE SOUTHERN POINT. ROAD WITH A LIVE CAMERA AND THE SOUTHERN POINT. NOT QUITE. HE CAN’T MAKE AND THE SOUTHERN POINT. NOT QUITE. HE CAN’T MAKE IT TO THAT SOUTHERN POINT NOT QUITE. HE CAN’T MAKE IT TO THAT SOUTHERN POINT WHERE IT’S 40. THE STORM IT TO THAT SOUTHERN POINT WHERE IT’S 40. THE STORM HURRICANE IS 45 MILES. WHERE IT’S 40. THE STORM HURRICANE IS 45 MILES. THE CLOSEST FROM THE HURRICANE IS 45 MILES. THE CLOSEST FROM THE SHORES. BECAUSE HE WRITES THE CLOSEST FROM THE SHORES. BECAUSE HE WRITES TO ME, HAWAII BELT ROAD SHORES. BECAUSE HE WRITES TO ME, HAWAII BELT ROAD IS CLOSED RIGHT AFTER THE TO ME, HAWAII BELT ROAD IS CLOSED RIGHT AFTER THE ROAD TO THE BLACK SAND IS CLOSED RIGHT AFTER THE ROAD TO THE BLACK SAND BEACH DUE TO FLOODING. ROAD TO THE BLACK SAND BEACH DUE TO FLOODING. YES. THAT’S KIND OF WHAT BEACH DUE TO FLOODING. YES. THAT’S KIND OF WHAT WE EXPECTED DOWN THERE, YES. THAT’S KIND OF WHAT WE EXPECTED DOWN THERE, UNFORTUNATELY. AND WE WE EXPECTED DOWN THERE, UNFORTUNATELY. AND WE COULD SEE MUDSLIDES. IT UNFORTUNATELY. AND WE COULD SEE MUDSLIDES. IT IS VERY DARK AND RURAL. COULD SEE MUDSLIDES. IT IS VERY DARK AND RURAL. AND THAT POCKET MAYBE WE IS VERY DARK AND RURAL. AND THAT POCKET MAYBE WE SEE SOME OF THE VIDEO AND AND THAT POCKET MAYBE WE SEE SOME OF THE VIDEO AND THE HEAVY RAINS THAT HE’S SEE SOME OF THE VIDEO AND THE HEAVY RAINS THAT HE’S GONE THROUGH. THERE’S THE HEAVY RAINS THAT HE’S GONE THROUGH. THERE’S BEEN DOWNED TREES THAT GONE THROUGH. THERE’S BEEN DOWNED TREES THAT HE’S EXPERIENCED. THERE’S BEEN DOWNED TREES THAT HE’S EXPERIENCED. THERE’S NO LIGHTS ON THE SIDE OF HE’S EXPERIENCED. THERE’S NO LIGHTS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROADS THERE. REALLY NO LIGHTS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROADS THERE. REALLY NO SIGNIFICANT TOWNS. AND THE ROADS THERE. REALLY NO SIGNIFICANT TOWNS. AND THAT IS WHERE THE NO SIGNIFICANT TOWNS. AND THAT IS WHERE THE HEAVIEST WINDS HAVE COME THAT IS WHERE THE HEAVIEST WINDS HAVE COME IN. ALSO, MARISSA HEAVIEST WINDS HAVE COME IN. ALSO, MARISSA LAUTENBACHER, A IN. ALSO, MARISSA LAUTENBACHER, A METEOROLOGIST IN STUDIO LAUTENBACHER, A METEOROLOGIST IN STUDIO THERE IN NEW YORK CITY METEOROLOGIST IN STUDIO THERE IN NEW YORK CITY CITY HAS BEEN SENDING ME THERE IN NEW YORK CITY CITY HAS BEEN SENDING ME MESSAGES AND ONE OF HER CITY HAS BEEN SENDING ME MESSAGES AND ONE OF HER MESSAGES, IS SAYING THAT, MESSAGES AND ONE OF HER MESSAGES, IS SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, IN HILO, THE MESSAGES, IS SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, IN HILO, THE AIRPORT ABOUT A MILE FROM YOU KNOW, IN HILO, THE AIRPORT ABOUT A MILE FROM ME, SOUTH OF ME, THEY’VE AIRPORT ABOUT A MILE FROM ME, SOUTH OF ME, THEY’VE RECEIVED ABOUT THREE ME, SOUTH OF ME, THEY’VE RECEIVED ABOUT THREE INCHES OF RAIN. WE EXPECT RECEIVED ABOUT THREE INCHES OF RAIN. WE EXPECT ABOUT 3 TO 5 MORE INCHES INCHES OF RAIN. WE EXPECT ABOUT 3 TO 5 MORE INCHES OF RAIN HERE IN HILO. BUT ABOUT 3 TO 5 MORE INCHES OF RAIN HERE IN HILO. BUT THEN SOME LOCALIZED OF RAIN HERE IN HILO. BUT THEN SOME LOCALIZED SPOTS. ARI, AS YOU WERE THEN SOME LOCALIZED SPOTS. ARI, AS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, MAYBE SPOTS. ARI, AS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, MAYBE UPWARDS TO A FOOT OR TALKING ABOUT, MAYBE UPWARDS TO A FOOT OR MORE. SO FLASH FLOODING A UPWARDS TO A FOOT OR MORE. SO FLASH FLOODING A SCENARIO RIGHT NOW, IN MORE. SO FLASH FLOODING A SCENARIO RIGHT NOW, IN THIS ENTIRE AREA, AS IN SCENARIO RIGHT NOW, IN THIS ENTIRE AREA, AS IN THE DARK OF NIGHT PALMS, THIS ENTIRE AREA, AS IN THE DARK OF NIGHT PALMS, TREES ARE SWAYING AND THE THE DARK OF NIGHT PALMS, TREES ARE SWAYING AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN BEHIND ME TREES ARE SWAYING AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN BEHIND ME STILL VERY DARK. YOU PACIFIC OCEAN BEHIND ME STILL VERY DARK. YOU CAN’T EVEN SEE IT, THAT STILL VERY DARK. YOU CAN’T EVEN SEE IT, THAT IS THE SITUATION. OUTER CAN’T EVEN SEE IT, THAT IS THE SITUATION. OUTER BANDS THAT CONTINUE TO IS THE SITUATION. OUTER BANDS THAT CONTINUE TO COME IN HERE, AND THE BANDS THAT CONTINUE TO COME IN HERE, AND THE VISIBILITY GETS VERY LOW COME IN HERE, AND THE VISIBILITY GETS VERY LOW IN THOSE HEAVY BANDS COME VISIBILITY GETS VERY LOW IN THOSE HEAVY BANDS COME IN. IN FACT, EARLIER I IN THOSE HEAVY BANDS COME IN. IN FACT, EARLIER I THOUGHT THAT POTENTIALLY IN. IN FACT, EARLIER I THOUGHT THAT POTENTIALLY IN THE DISTANCE THAT PART THOUGHT THAT POTENTIALLY IN THE DISTANCE THAT PART OF HILO HAD LOST POWER IN THE DISTANCE THAT PART OF HILO HAD LOST POWER BECAUSE THE VISIBILITY OF HILO HAD LOST POWER BECAUSE THE VISIBILITY WAS SO LOW. BUT THAT BECAUSE THE VISIBILITY WAS SO LOW. BUT THAT WASN’T THE CASE. IT WAS WAS SO LOW. BUT THAT WASN’T THE CASE. IT WAS JUST THE HEAVY RAINS AND WASN’T THE CASE. IT WAS JUST THE HEAVY RAINS AND THE WINDS KICKING IN. BUT JUST THE HEAVY RAINS AND THE WINDS KICKING IN. BUT THOSE POWER OUTAGES, YOU THE WINDS KICKING IN. BUT THOSE POWER OUTAGES, YOU KNOW, AS WE KNOW, ARE THOSE POWER OUTAGES, YOU KNOW, AS WE KNOW, ARE APPROACHING 10,000. THEY KNOW, AS WE KNOW, ARE APPROACHING 10,000. THEY KEEP FLUCTUATING A LITTLE APPROACHING 10,000. THEY KEEP FLUCTUATING A LITTLE OVER 7000 RIGHT NOW KEEP FLUCTUATING A LITTLE OVER 7000 RIGHT NOW ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND, AS OVER 7000 RIGHT NOW ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND, AS THIS HURRICANE IS ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND, AS THIS HURRICANE IS TREKKING TO THE SOUTH, 45 THIS HURRICANE IS TREKKING TO THE SOUTH, 45 MILES SOUTH OF THE TREKKING TO THE SOUTH, 45 MILES SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERNMOST POINT OF THE MILES SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERNMOST POINT OF THE BIG ISLAND AND MOVING. IT SOUTHERNMOST POINT OF THE BIG ISLAND AND MOVING. IT WAS AT ABOUT 12 OR SO BIG ISLAND AND MOVING. IT WAS AT ABOUT 12 OR SO MILES PER HOUR. FORWARD WAS AT ABOUT 12 OR SO MILES PER HOUR. FORWARD MOTION. THE CENTER OF IT MILES PER HOUR. FORWARD MOTION. THE CENTER OF IT WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE, MOTION. THE CENTER OF IT WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE, HAWAIIAN ISLAND CHAIN. WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE, HAWAIIAN ISLAND CHAIN. MAUI WILL SEE A WIND HAWAIIAN ISLAND CHAIN. MAUI WILL SEE A WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 TO 60 MAUI WILL SEE A WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 TO 60 MILES AN HOUR. THAT’S GUSTS UP TO 55 TO 60 MILES AN HOUR. THAT’S ALSO ACCORDING TO MARISSA MILES AN HOUR. THAT’S ALSO ACCORDING TO MARISSA LAUTENBACHER, ALSO ACCORDING TO MARISSA LAUTENBACHER, METEOROLOGIST IN NEW LAUTENBACHER, METEOROLOGIST IN NEW YORK, THAT SHE SENT ME METEOROLOGIST IN NEW YORK, THAT SHE SENT ME THAT INFORMATION. WE YORK, THAT SHE SENT ME THAT INFORMATION. WE COULD SEE FLASH FLOODING THAT INFORMATION. WE COULD SEE FLASH FLOODING IN SOME OF THESE AREAS ON COULD SEE FLASH FLOODING IN SOME OF THESE AREAS ON THE SHORES HERE. AND IN SOME OF THESE AREAS ON THE SHORES HERE. AND THAT’S WHY THEY HAVE A THE SHORES HERE. AND THAT’S WHY THEY HAVE A LOT OF THE PARKS CLOSED THAT’S WHY THEY HAVE A LOT OF THE PARKS CLOSED ON THE BIG ISLAND. LOT OF THE PARKS CLOSED ON THE BIG ISLAND. OFFICIALS DO, BECAUSE ON THE BIG ISLAND. OFFICIALS DO, BECAUSE THEY JUST DON’T WANT OFFICIALS DO, BECAUSE THEY JUST DON’T WANT PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT THEY JUST DON’T WANT PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT CAMPING, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT CAMPING, YOU KNOW, ENJOYING WHAT HAWAII IS CAMPING, YOU KNOW, ENJOYING WHAT HAWAII IS ALL ABOUT. AND THAT IS ENJOYING WHAT HAWAII IS ALL ABOUT. AND THAT IS THE PACIFIC OCEAN. AND ALL ABOUT. AND THAT IS THE PACIFIC OCEAN. AND THOSE SWELLS AND THE THE PACIFIC OCEAN. AND THOSE SWELLS AND THE STARS, THEY DON’T WANT THOSE SWELLS AND THE STARS, THEY DON’T WANT PEOPLE TO GET INJURED, AN STARS, THEY DON’T WANT PEOPLE TO GET INJURED, AN EMERGENCY DECLARATION PUT PEOPLE TO GET INJURED, AN EMERGENCY DECLARATION PUT INTO PLAY BY THE GOVERNOR EMERGENCY DECLARATION PUT INTO PLAY BY THE GOVERNOR OF HAWAII THAT OPENS UP INTO PLAY BY THE GOVERNOR OF HAWAII THAT OPENS UP RESOURCES, AND NATIONAL OF HAWAII THAT OPENS UP RESOURCES, AND NATIONAL GUARD IF NEED BE. BUT RESOURCES, AND NATIONAL GUARD IF NEED BE. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE THESE GUARD IF NEED BE. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE THESE FLOODED ROADS AND WHEN YOU HAVE THESE FLOODED ROADS AND POTENTIAL MUDSLIDES, SOME FLOODED ROADS AND POTENTIAL MUDSLIDES, SOME OF THESE COMMUNITIES MAY POTENTIAL MUDSLIDES, SOME OF THESE COMMUNITIES MAY BE WELL, BASICALLY CUT OF THESE COMMUNITIES MAY BE WELL, BASICALLY CUT OFF OR TRAPPED FOR THE BE WELL, BASICALLY CUT OFF OR TRAPPED FOR THE TIME UNTIL THAT WATER OFF OR TRAPPED FOR THE TIME UNTIL THAT WATER RECEDES ON TOP OF THAT, TIME UNTIL THAT WATER RECEDES ON TOP OF THAT, THOSE RED FLAG WARNINGS RECEDES ON TOP OF THAT, THOSE RED FLAG WARNINGS OR THE FOX WEATHER, AS WE THOSE RED FLAG WARNINGS OR THE FOX WEATHER, AS WE CALL IT, THE FIRE OR THE FOX WEATHER, AS WE CALL IT, THE FIRE WARNINGS ON THE WEST SIDE CALL IT, THE FIRE WARNINGS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ISLAND, THE ARID WARNINGS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ISLAND, THE ARID SIDE, WELL, THOSE HAVE OF THE ISLAND, THE ARID SIDE, WELL, THOSE HAVE BEEN DROPPED NOW, SIDE, WELL, THOSE HAVE BEEN DROPPED NOW, THANKFULLY. SO NOT BEEN DROPPED NOW, THANKFULLY. SO NOT EXPECTING ANY OF THESE THANKFULLY. SO NOT EXPECTING ANY OF THESE WINDS TO CREATE EXPECTING ANY OF THESE WINDS TO CREATE WILDFIRES. AND THEN GUYS, WINDS TO CREATE WILDFIRES. AND THEN GUYS, YOU KNOW WE WILL JUST WILDFIRES. AND THEN GUYS, YOU KNOW WE WILL JUST MONITOR THIS FOR THE YOU KNOW WE WILL JUST MONITOR THIS FOR THE HOURS TO COME. THE LIGHT MONITOR THIS FOR THE HOURS TO COME. THE LIGHT COMES UP HERE ABOUT 6 HOURS TO COME. THE LIGHT COMES UP HERE ABOUT 6 A.M. HAWAII TIME. NOON COMES UP HERE ABOUT 6 A.M. HAWAII TIME. NOON EASTERN TIME. AND WE A.M. HAWAII TIME. NOON EASTERN TIME. AND WE SHALL SEE WHAT THE EASTERN TIME. AND WE SHALL SEE WHAT THE IMPACTS ARE. NONETHELESS, SHALL SEE WHAT THE IMPACTS ARE. NONETHELESS, ALL OF HAWAII GOING TO IMPACTS ARE. NONETHELESS, ALL OF HAWAII GOING TO FEEL IMPACTS. THE BIGGEST ALL OF HAWAII GOING TO FEEL IMPACTS. THE BIGGEST IMPACTS HERE ON THE BIG FEEL IMPACTS. THE BIGGEST IMPACTS HERE ON THE BIG ISLAND. BACK TO YOU. HEY, IMPACTS HERE ON THE BIG ISLAND. BACK TO YOU. HEY, ROBERT, JUST FOR OUR ISLAND. BACK TO YOU. HEY, ROBERT, JUST FOR OUR AUDIENCE, KIND OF EXPLAIN ROBERT, JUST FOR OUR AUDIENCE, KIND OF EXPLAIN THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII AUDIENCE, KIND OF EXPLAIN THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII BECAUSE IT’S GOT THERE’S THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII BECAUSE IT’S GOT THERE’S A THERE’S A WINDWARD BECAUSE IT’S GOT THERE’S A THERE’S A WINDWARD SIDE, A WETTER SIDE AND A A THERE’S A WINDWARD SIDE, A WETTER SIDE AND A LEEWARD SIDE, A DRIER SIDE, A WETTER SIDE AND A LEEWARD SIDE, A DRIER SIDE. TALK ABOUT WHERE LEEWARD SIDE, A DRIER SIDE. TALK ABOUT WHERE THE POPULATION ZONES ARE SIDE. TALK ABOUT WHERE THE POPULATION ZONES ARE MORE INTENSE AND JUST THE THE POPULATION ZONES ARE MORE INTENSE AND JUST THE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MORE INTENSE AND JUST THE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO SIDES OF THE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO SIDES OF THE ISLAND. YEAH, RICK. THOSE TWO SIDES OF THE ISLAND. YEAH, RICK. THAT’S A REALLY, REALLY ISLAND. YEAH, RICK. THAT’S A REALLY, REALLY GOOD POINT HERE. AND THAT’S A REALLY, REALLY GOOD POINT HERE. AND THAT’S A REALLY ABOUT HOW GOOD POINT HERE. AND THAT’S A REALLY ABOUT HOW ALL THESE WINDS ARE THAT’S A REALLY ABOUT HOW ALL THESE WINDS ARE SWIRLING AROUND AND HOW ALL THESE WINDS ARE SWIRLING AROUND AND HOW THE ISLAND IS AFFECTED. SWIRLING AROUND AND HOW THE ISLAND IS AFFECTED. INDEED. WELL, I MEAN, THE THE ISLAND IS AFFECTED. INDEED. WELL, I MEAN, THE BIG ISLAND, IF YOU’RE NOT INDEED. WELL, I MEAN, THE BIG ISLAND, IF YOU’RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT, IS A BIG ISLAND, IF YOU’RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT, IS A VOLCANIC ISLAND. IT’S FAMILIAR WITH IT, IS A VOLCANIC ISLAND. IT’S FULL OF MANY ECOSYSTEMS. VOLCANIC ISLAND. IT’S FULL OF MANY ECOSYSTEMS. IN FACT, IT’S ONE OF THE FULL OF MANY ECOSYSTEMS. IN FACT, IT’S ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS IN FACT, IT’S ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS IN THE ENTIRE PLANET MOST DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS IN THE ENTIRE PLANET EARTH. IT’S AMAZING, IN THE ENTIRE PLANET EARTH. IT’S AMAZING, ELEVATION UP TO ALMOST EARTH. IT’S AMAZING, ELEVATION UP TO ALMOST 14,000FT AND SOME POINTS ELEVATION UP TO ALMOST 14,000FT AND SOME POINTS AND VERY MUCH SO. WE’RE 14,000FT AND SOME POINTS AND VERY MUCH SO. WE’RE ON THE EAST SIDE. AND VERY MUCH SO. WE’RE ON THE EAST SIDE. RAINFORESTS ARE IN THE ON THE EAST SIDE. RAINFORESTS ARE IN THE SIDE. IT’S A VERY WET RAINFORESTS ARE IN THE SIDE. IT’S A VERY WET PART OF THE ISLAND. IF SIDE. IT’S A VERY WET PART OF THE ISLAND. IF YOU GO ON THE WEST SIDE PART OF THE ISLAND. IF YOU GO ON THE WEST SIDE WHERE KONA IS, WHERE THE YOU GO ON THE WEST SIDE WHERE KONA IS, WHERE THE MAJOR RESORTS ARE, THAT’S WHERE KONA IS, WHERE THE MAJOR RESORTS ARE, THAT’S AN ARID AREA, AND YOU’LL MAJOR RESORTS ARE, THAT’S AN ARID AREA, AND YOU’LL SEE VOLCANO FIELDS, THE AN ARID AREA, AND YOU’LL SEE VOLCANO FIELDS, THE REMNANTS OF A VOLCANO SEE VOLCANO FIELDS, THE REMNANTS OF A VOLCANO THAT IS, YOU KNOW, REMNANTS OF A VOLCANO THAT IS, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY PETRIFIED STUFF THAT IS, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY PETRIFIED STUFF THAT HAS COME THOUSANDS BASICALLY PETRIFIED STUFF THAT HAS COME THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO. PHENOMENAL. THAT HAS COME THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO. PHENOMENAL. YOU HAVE, HAWAII’S OF YEARS AGO. PHENOMENAL. YOU HAVE, HAWAII’S VOLCANO, VOLCANIC, YOU HAVE, HAWAII’S VOLCANO, VOLCANIC, NATIONAL PARK HERE, AND VOLCANO, VOLCANIC, NATIONAL PARK HERE, AND THAT IS A CONCERN FOR NATIONAL PARK HERE, AND THAT IS A CONCERN FOR THOSE FOLKS THAT WORK THAT IS A CONCERN FOR THOSE FOLKS THAT WORK THERE RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE THOSE FOLKS THAT WORK THERE RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE WE’VE HAD EARTHQUAKES THERE RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE WE’VE HAD EARTHQUAKES HERE AND THEY’RE STARTING WE’VE HAD EARTHQUAKES HERE AND THEY’RE STARTING TO SEE SOME BUBBLING ON HERE AND THEY’RE STARTING TO SEE SOME BUBBLING ON THAT VOLCANO IN 2018, TO SEE SOME BUBBLING ON THAT VOLCANO IN 2018, 2019, SOME OF THAT THAT VOLCANO IN 2018, 2019, SOME OF THAT VOLCANO CAME DOWN AND 2019, SOME OF THAT VOLCANO CAME DOWN AND ERUPTED. IT COULD HAPPEN VOLCANO CAME DOWN AND ERUPTED. IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN IF WE GET A BIG ERUPTED. IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN IF WE GET A BIG TREMOR JUST THE OTHER AGAIN IF WE GET A BIG TREMOR JUST THE OTHER DAY, A 4.7 ON FRIDAY, A TREMOR JUST THE OTHER DAY, A 4.7 ON FRIDAY, A 3.0. AND SO YOU HAVE ALL DAY, A 4.7 ON FRIDAY, A 3.0. AND SO YOU HAVE ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT 3.0. AND SO YOU HAVE ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT ECOSYSTEMS AND TOPOGRAPHY OF THESE DIFFERENT ECOSYSTEMS AND TOPOGRAPHY AND ELEVATIONS AND PEOPLE ECOSYSTEMS AND TOPOGRAPHY AND ELEVATIONS AND PEOPLE LIVING ON THE HILLSIDES. AND ELEVATIONS AND PEOPLE LIVING ON THE HILLSIDES. AND YOU HAVE THAT. AND LIVING ON THE HILLSIDES. AND YOU HAVE THAT. AND YOU STICK A TROPICAL AND YOU HAVE THAT. AND YOU STICK A TROPICAL STORM AND A HURRICANE YOU STICK A TROPICAL STORM AND A HURRICANE INTO IT, AND YOU HAVE A STORM AND A HURRICANE INTO IT, AND YOU HAVE A RECIPE, A SORT OF A SOUP INTO IT, AND YOU HAVE A RECIPE, A SORT OF A SOUP OF REALLY BAD SITUATIONS. RECIPE, A SORT OF A SOUP OF REALLY BAD SITUATIONS. AND WHERE WE’RE AT IN OF REALLY BAD SITUATIONS. AND WHERE WE’RE AT IN HILO, ABOUT 40,000 AND WHERE WE’RE AT IN HILO, ABOUT 40,000 PEOPLE, THE ENTIRE HILO, ABOUT 40,000 PEOPLE, THE ENTIRE ISLAND, RICK AND PEOPLE, THE ENTIRE ISLAND, RICK AND EVERYBODY, ABOUT 200,000 ISLAND, RICK AND EVERYBODY, ABOUT 200,000 PEOPLE. SO IT’S NOT EVERYBODY, ABOUT 200,000 PEOPLE. SO IT’S NOT HEAVILY POPULATED, PEOPLE. SO IT’S NOT HEAVILY POPULATED, ESPECIALLY TO THE SOUTH, HEAVILY POPULATED, ESPECIALLY TO THE SOUTH, WHERE JARED MALONEY IS ESPECIALLY TO THE SOUTH, WHERE JARED MALONEY IS DRIVING A FIELD PRODUCER WHERE JARED MALONEY IS DRIVING A FIELD PRODUCER AND METEOROLOGIST. IT’S DRIVING A FIELD PRODUCER AND METEOROLOGIST. IT’S REALLY, REALLY RURAL. BUT AND METEOROLOGIST. IT’S REALLY, REALLY RURAL. BUT WITH THAT RURAL AND THOSE REALLY, REALLY RURAL. BUT WITH THAT RURAL AND THOSE HEAVY WINDS COMES THE WITH THAT RURAL AND THOSE HEAVY WINDS COMES THE LACK OF CELL SERVICE AND HEAVY WINDS COMES THE LACK OF CELL SERVICE AND POWER AND THAT’S WHERE LACK OF CELL SERVICE AND POWER AND THAT’S WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE POWER POWER AND THAT’S WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE POWER ISSUES ARE RIGHT NOW. SO THE MAJORITY OF THE POWER ISSUES ARE RIGHT NOW. SO IT’S COMPLEX. AND YOU ISSUES ARE RIGHT NOW. SO IT’S COMPLEX. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? FRANKLY, IT IT’S COMPLEX. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? FRANKLY, IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS KNOW WHAT? FRANKLY, IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY IN THE DARK AT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY IN THE DARK AT NIGHT AS ALL OF THIS AND SCARY IN THE DARK AT NIGHT AS ALL OF THIS THESE ELEMENTS COME IN NIGHT AS ALL OF THIS THESE ELEMENTS COME IN FROM HURRICANE JOAN GUYS THESE ELEMENTS COME IN FROM HURRICANE JOAN GUYS STUFF THERE. IT’S SUCH A FROM HURRICANE JOAN GUYS STUFF THERE. IT’S SUCH A FASCINATING PLACE AS YOU STUFF THERE. IT’S SUCH A FASCINATING PLACE AS YOU JUST DESCRIBED IT SO. FASCINATING PLACE AS YOU JUST DESCRIBED IT SO. WELL, ROBERT, THE BIG