Waterspout in Hawaii

Events

31

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

None recorded

• Waterspout in Hawaii, January 24, 19961 eventThree waterspouts observed north of Molokai.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, January 30, 19961 eventWaterspout stationary on Kaneohe Bay.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, April 29, 19961 eventA waterspout was observed off of the north shore of Oahu.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, June 11, 19961 eventA waterspout was observed over the Pailolo channel between Molokai and Lanai.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, June 12, 19961 eventA waterspout was observed offshore of Koko Head.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, June 10, 19961 eventA waterspout was over the south end of Kaneohe Bay just offshore of Moku O Loe Island, also known as Coconut Island. The waterspout was nearly stationary and was captured by still and video photographers.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, November 13, 19961 eventA waterspout was spotted from Upolu Point over the Alenuihaha Channel.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, November 12, 19961 eventA Waterspout was reported 6 miles offshore.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, December 7, 19961 eventSeveral small waterspouts were reported.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, August 14, 19971 eventTwo stationary waterspouts were observed over the Alenuihaha Channel.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, August 12, 19971 eventA stationary waterspout was reported by a city and county lifeguard.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, May 6, 19971 eventWaterspout was moving toward the northeast away from land.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, May 13, 19971 eventWaterspout near Molokai's Cape Halawa reported by an aircraft pilot.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, April 1, 19971 eventA waterspout was observed moving toward Sand Island from the Honolulu Harbor channel before dissipating.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, January 15, 19971 eventThree waterspouts observed may have formed along a cloud plume originating from Kahoolawe.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, October 20, 19971 eventA nearly stationary waterspout was spotted by a pilot just offshore of Kaloli Point on the Puna Coast.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, August 11, 19981 eventPilot reported seeing a couple of waterspouts northwest of the Molokai airport.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, December 17, 19981 eventPilot reported seeing two or three waterspouts southeast of Oahu.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, December 28, 19981 eventObservers from shore spotted two waterspouts just northwest of Makaha Point.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, August 13, 19981 eventPilot reported at least one waterspout in the Pailolo Channel...just offshore from the West Maui airport at Kapalua.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, September 20, 19991 eventA waterspout was spotted northwest of Kailua Kona, in Honokohau Bay. No injuries or damage were reported.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, December 25, 19991 eventTwo waterspouts were sighted in Maalaea Bay just after 6 PM on Christmas Day. Eye witnesses said that the waterspouts moved ashore and apparently dissipated. There were no reports of injuries or damage.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, December 31, 19991 eventWaterspout was spotted by an off-duty NWS employee about a mile south of Diamond Head on the island of Oahu.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, August 1, 19991 eventA spotter sighted a waterspout about half a mile east of Honolii Beach in Hilo Bay, or 2.5 miles north of the city of Hilo. There were no reports of damage or injuries.
• Waterspout in Hawaii, April 3, 20001 eventTwo waterspouts were spotted in Onamea Bay north of Hilo. No injuries or property damage were reported.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.