Historical record — not a forecast
Kahului
Kahului, HI has had 6 storms pass within 75 km since 1949, the strongest being Olivia (2018, Tropical Storm).
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Kahului
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The historical record
Storm history
6 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 75 km of Kahului since 1949, based on NOAA’s HURDAT2 best-track data (1949-2025). Northeast/Central Pacific tracking is complete only from 1949 onward, the start of this dataset; systematic satellite coverage began in 1966.
By storm category
- Tropical Depression
- 4
- Tropical Storm
- 2
By decade
- 1950s
- 1
- 1980s
- 3
- 2010s
- 1
- 2020s
- 1
Strongest & most recent
- Strongest on record
- Olivia (2018, Tropical Storm, 40 kt) passed within 31.0 km in 2018
- Most recent
- Linda (2021, Tropical Storm, 35 kt) passed within 46.0 km in 2021
- Coordinates
- 20.86847, -156.46562
- Basin
- pacific
Notable storms on record
- Olivia (2018) — Tropical Storm, 40 kt, passed within 31.0 km on 2018-09-12
- Linda (2021) — Tropical Storm, 35 kt, passed within 46.0 km on 2021-08-23
- Raymond (1983) — Tropical Depression, 25 kt, passed within 16.1 km on 1983-10-20
- Daniel (1982) — Tropical Depression, 25 kt, passed within 71.1 km on 1982-07-22
- Unnamed storm (1958) — Tropical Depression, 25 kt, passed within 74.6 km on 1958-08-08
- Gilma (1988) — Tropical Depression, 20 kt, passed within 56.9 km on 1988-08-03
Historical return intervals
These are plain historical averages — years of record divided by how many times a storm of that strength has passed within 75 km. They are not a probability or a forecast of a future storm; they describe how often storms of each strength have occurred in the past.
- Tropical storm strength or greater
- on average every 38.5 years, historically
- Hurricane strength
- none on record
- Major hurricane (Cat 3+)
- none on record
How many hurricanes and storms have hit near Kahului?
Since 1949, 6 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 75 km of Kahului, HI, based on NOAA HURDAT2 best-track data.
What was the strongest storm to affect Kahului?
Olivia (2018, Tropical Storm, 40 kt) passed within 31.0 km in 2018, reaching Tropical Storm strength.
Is this a hurricane forecast for Kahului?
No. This page presents only historical, already-occurred storm data. It contains no forecast, prediction, or safety or evacuation guidance. Return-interval figures above are historical averages, not a probability of a future storm. See our methodology.