Aloha From Maui...the Birds are Gone

[Ccarmona]

We’re about 12-18 hours away from feeling the first effects of Hurricane Lane. The birds that are usually singing and flying through our trees are gone. It’s an ominous sign.

[TexasTowelie]

1. Stay safe and check in when you can.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

2. Gets real quiet.

Hope youre ok.

[SunSeeker]

3. Wow. Stay safe!

[Cha]

48. Mahalo, SunSeeker!

you're right about that No matter how prepared we are.. we're still anxiously waiting to see how Hurricane Lane is going to affect all our Islands.

[leftynyc]

49. Thinking of you and all the people in HI today, Cha

Your governor asking people to be prepared for 14 days to shelter in place was quite a wake up call as to what you're facing. Keep us posted as long as you're able. Hugs.

[Cha]

56. Mahalo, leftynyc! We woke up to tons of rain on Kauai!

Link to tweet

The news looks frightening especially for the Big Island and Maui.. so far.

With headlines like these..

Hurricane Lane is the biggest weather threat to Hawaii in decades

snip//

(CNN) — Hurricane Lane's outer bands have been pummeling parts of Hawaii's Big Island with rain Thursday morning, triggering landslides and threatening serious flooding as the Category 4 cyclone moves perilously close to the Aloha State.

The center of the storm -- which could become the first major cyclone to make landfall in the state in 26 years -- is expected to move very close to the main islands or cross land Thursday through Friday, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center said.

It could be so devastating that Hawaii Gov. David Inge has urged residents to set aside two weeks' worth of food and water.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/23/us/hurricane-lane-hawaii-wxc/index.html

We were without electricity for 3 months from Hurricane Iniki in '92. Hoping for a much better outcome for all the Islands this time around.

[SunSeeker]

54. The reports are scary. Worst weather threat to HI in 26 years!

[Cha]

57. Yes! I was in that one, too.. that's why I'm

so on the edge!

The news does look frightening.. especially for the Big Island and Maui.. so far.

With headlines like these..

Hurricane Lane is the biggest weather threat to Hawaii in decades

snip//

(CNN) — Hurricane Lane's outer bands have been pummeling parts of Hawaii's Big Island with rain Thursday morning, triggering landslides and threatening serious flooding as the Category 4 cyclone moves perilously close to the Aloha State.

The center of the storm -- which could become the first major cyclone to make landfall in the state in 26 years -- is expected to move very close to the main islands or cross land Thursday through Friday, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center said.

It could be so devastating that Hawaii Gov. David Inge has urged residents to set aside two weeks' worth of food and water.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/23/us/hurricane-lane-hawaii-wxc/index.html

We were without electricity for 3 months from Hurricane Iniki in '92. Hoping for a much better outcome for all the Islands this time around.

[SunSeeker]

58. Hoping for the best for your gorgeous island, Cha!

[Cha]

59. Mahalo, SunSeeker.. we really appreciate all

the support and heartfelt Vibes!

Honolulu braces for a pounding as Hurricane Lane unleashes on the Big Island

The powerful reality of Hurricane Lane began to settle in on Hawaiians on Thursday as Honolulu braced itself by opening emergency shelters, closing beaches and parks, canceling school for the remainder of the week and putting non-essential government workers on leave.

MOre.. http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-hawaii-hurricane-lane-20180823-story.html

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

4. I was in 2 direct hits. Ike in LA and Irene in NJ.

Unreal and survivable if you prepare. Do you know where the shelter and feeding stations will be?

[Ccarmona]

8. Yes We Do. We Think We're Set

Got lots of water, crackers, & tuna. Got lots of batteries, candles, flashlights and propane.
Also have plenty of wine & vodka.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

11. Call the Red Cross and Salv Army to get the plan for the shelters and canteen trucks. You never know

vodka is key! and 'cigarettes'.

[Ccarmona]

14. Our HOA has posted

Signs and notices, with the locations of the shelters.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

16. Right on. Take pictures!

Solar chargers are indispensable.

[MiniMe]

12. The important things

Stay safe!

[ooky]

39. I live in eastern North Carolina near the coast.

Frankly I've lost count of the number of hits we've taken in the 30 years we've been here. A few thoughts if you are planning to ride it out in your home.

Get your flashlights ready, charge up all the cellular devices you have, those keep you connected to the world when the electricity and wifi goes. Charge your back up chargers to keep those going. Fill up as many water bottles as you can. Have canned goods ready to eat. Fill up your car with gas in case you need to move, but its best to stay put during the storm.

Swimming pool owners have special headaches during a hurricane. If you have a swimming pool, lower the water level really low and cover it to keep out debris. The debris can fill an uncovered pool up fast and its a real mess to clear when that happens. Also, the hurricane rain fills it fast and if you lose electricity you can't pump it out if it starts to overflow. I had that problem with Huriricane Matthew and was almost up to the coping when the electricity came back on. And Matthew was only bearly a cat 1 when it came over us.

I can't remember any hurricane we didn't lose power. We lost power and water during Floyd for about 4 days after the hurricane had passed, and couldn't get out of our neighborhood for 2 days.

If you have meat thawing out have the grill ready to go and eat it first. Good luck!

[Dem_4_Life]

5. Scary! Stay safe!

[edhopper]

6. Where on Maui are you?

Stay safe, fill your bathtub in case there is a problem with the water supply.
Hope the hurricane stays south.

[Ccarmona]

10. Kihei

No tub, just have a shower stall.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

13. If your power goes out use the washing machine to hold food w ice.

Drains the melting water.

[padah513]

29. Good advice

Thanks

[YOHABLO]

35. And later, you can turn it on spin cycle and make smoothies !

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

36. Thats hilarious to folks bracing for a life altering storm.

Glad you got a chuckle out of it. No gusto muchacho.

[Leith]

41. If You Run Out of Drinkable Water

Your hot water heater. There is a drain valve at the bottom and the water is clean enough to drink.

Good luck!

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

43. I'd forgotten that one. Good advice!!

We're thinking about you Hawaii.

[sl8]

50. Washing machine normally requires power to drain.

The washing machine uses an electric pump to drain. Gravity alone won't do it - look how high the drain hose is where it enters the standpipe. You might be able to reroute the drain hose so that it will drain well enough without power.

Also, the uninsulated sheet metal drum of the washer will be pretty inefficient at keeping things cold.

[edhopper]

19. Hope it doesn't hit you too hard down there.

hope it stays south of the Island.

[csziggy]

24. We use one of our yard muck buckets to hold water for hurricanes

Same situation as you - no tub, just a shower. One of those muck buckets, like this:



Holds enough water to flush our low water use toilets for at least four days if we only flush when we have to. I keep a small bucket to bail water into the toilet tank.

I used to buy these to clean out the horse stalls, therefore the muck bucket name.

Stay safe!

[montana_hazeleyes]

30. I have a son who lives there!

I tried to call him, but sometimes he doesn't call me back for some time. I told him to check in with me. Oh dear.

[3Hotdogs]

37. Have you texted him? Today's young'uns text and don't call or email.

[montana_hazeleyes]

38. I'll text him now. Thanks 3Hotdogs.

He just turned 50, but he's in a down mood and may not respond at all. But hopefully in this situation he will know how worried I am.

Stay safe everyone!

[Fred Sanders]

17. Maui will be hit later unfortunately when Lane may be stronger:

A fav site of mine:

https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-152.40,18.48,1345

[Duncan Grant]

45. Thanks for this - great site.

[dewsgirl]

20. Ive lived in Florida my whole life, been through many hurricanes,

I have never heard of this, great idea.

[edhopper]

22. Grew up in Florida

lived through Debbie and Diana, we always did this. You can use it to wash and flush the toilet.

[csziggy]

25. See my note above about a muck bucket

I put one in the shower, since we don't have a tub, and fill it up. Last time I had to get a friend to fill it up again since the power was out too long and I used up the water. Maybe for next season I should get a second much bucket and fill them both!

[dewsgirl]

34. Thank you, all the tips and tricks are appreciated. We fill the tub

And freeze tons of water in bottles/baggies and fill as much of fridge and freeze as possible, to keep things as cold as possible until we get the generator going.
Also a portable car battery charger is great for charging phones/plugging devices into.

[sheshe2]

7. The calm before the storm.

Please stay safe.

[Cha]

47. Ain't that the truth..

Pins and needles.. it's really surreal.. that it could happen again after 26 years and all the false alarms since. We've been lucky.. still hoping our luck holds out.

[onecaliberal]

9. Stay safe. I will keep positive thought for you. I hope it poops out before landing.

[Iliyah]

15. Stay safe!

[VOX]

18. Stay buttoned up and go safely.

Hang in there.

[peekaloo]

21. Stay safe.

Stay calm and save the alcohol for after the storm passes.

[backtoblue]

23. Aloha and stay safe.

[cp]

26. Be safe

We're thinking of you with love.

[oasis]

27. Take care. Stay calm. nt

[lunasun]

28. Post as you can . Take care

[Texasgal]

31. Please stay safe!

Check in when you can!!!!

[Heartstrings]

32. Stay safe...

Good vibes sent from the mainland....

[CaptainTruth]

33. Stay safe! We'll be thinking of you.

I'm in Florida & I have my hurricane to-do list handy every year.

I freeze as much water & food as I can (helps keep things frozen & cold), gas for the generator, fill bathtub & containers with water for washing/flushing, flashlights/lanterns & plenty of batteries, full can of propane for the grill, assorted tarps & buckets for possible roof leaks (especially a tarp to cover the bed, a wet mattress sucks), backup all phones & PCs to off-site storage in case they get damaged, all important papers (passport, birth certificate, etc) in a zip lock bag...

I live on an island & last year after Irma we had no electric, water, or gas for more than 3 days, so I was really glad I was prepared.

GOOD LUCK!

[R B Garr]

40. Stay safe everyone! Let us know what's going on. nt

[DFW]

42. I just checked the latest satellite images

Maui is going to get slammed. Prepare as best you can!

[revmclaren]

44. Be safe.

[Cha]

46. Best of Luck to Maui, Big Island, Oahu

and Kauai. and all the Hawaiian Islands!

[riversedge]

51. Animals are wise when it comes to Mother Nature and are

moving/hiding to stay safe. Hoping you are all safe and have plans to stay safe also.

[BumRushDaShow]

52. To all of our Hawai'an DUers

Hoping for the best.

I know when I visited there 30+ years ago, I saw the aftermath of Iwa 4 years after that one had hit but know the islands and the people are resilient. It would be great if it just veers away.

[NoMoreRepugs]

53. If u have a screened lanai or pool area cut a long slit in a few

Panels on the sides or remove them and one on the roof to help alleviate the pressure that is coming. It will oftentimes save your entire enclosure. Been in Florida 20 years and its saved me thousands of $$ multiple times.

[redstatebluegirl]

55. Please stay safe.