Marine High Wind in Hawaiian Waters
Every marine high wind event the National Weather Service has filed in Hawaiian Waters, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 48 knots or more over water.
The most significant on the map
The most significant marine high wind episodes in Hawaiian Waters.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 2
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Marine High Wind in Hawaiian Waters, July 20, 2014Strong winds from a collapsing thunderstorm north of Maui County swirled through the central valley of Maui and entered Maalaea Bay and surrounding waters. The winds then stirred up waves of 8 to 12 feet.
- Marine High Wind in Hawaiian Waters, January 3, 2015Winds in excess of 40 mph and seas as high as 16 feet drove a 75-foot sailboat, the Hawaii Aloha, aground in waters west of Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. One crew member from this vessel was lost and presumed drowned.
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Marine High Wind everywhereEvery kind of event in Hawaiian Waters
Sources
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.