The major hurricane will be named Nolo once it forms and is set to pass by Hawaii in the coming days.

Cooler ocean temperatures east of the islands typically keep major hurricanes away, but El Niño is helping fuel this year’s risks.

Nolo will slow down as it nears Hawaii's Big Island and is expected to become a major hurricane this weekend, bringing torrential rain to areas that have been flooded by big storms this summer.

Hurricane Nolo never made landfall in Hawaii, yet it still brought flooding. Forecasters said the storm could cause life-threatening flooding and mudslides, with parts of the Big Island expected to ...

Heavy rain from Hurricane Nolo is ramping up in southern Hawaii, and potentially life-threatening flooding and mudslides are again possible for parts of the state.

But even a strong El Niño isn’t a guarantee that Hawaii will see storms—after all, it’s a small area of land in a vast ocean, so it’s not an easy target to hit. The hurricane season of 2015 was ...

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Cats are settling into Escondido and Oceanside after arriving from Kaua‘i Humane Society, helping free up shelter space on the island.

Hawaii is bracing for heavy rain and wind from Hurricane Nolo and Mexico is preparing for a hit from Hurricane Polo.

Hurricane Nolo will continue to strengthen as it moves away from Hawaii, forecasters said, but it was still expected to lash the Big Island and Maui with heavy rain.

Portions of the Big Island could see locally more than a foot of rain.

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