Large northwest swells produced extra large surf that impacted many north and west facing shores across the state. This swell made its way into the west-facing Kona shores of Big Island and generated high surf.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS HFO wrote it up.
Large northwest swells produced extra large surf that impacted many north and west facing shores across the state. This swell made its way into the west-facing Kona shores of Big Island and generated high surf.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
A man in his 30s drown at Wawaloli Beach when he fell into the ocean and was overcome by the large waves. A High Surf Warning was in effect.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Surf, Kona | 2025-01-05 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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