Why Are Hurricanes Rare in Hawaii?

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Satellite image showing Hurricane Iniki as a swirling white storm system over the Pacific Ocean, with the eye of the hurricane near the Hawaiian Islands.

World map showing major ocean current systems, with arrows indicating the direction and speed of warm and cold currents in the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern, and Arctic Oceans. Warm currents are marked in red and cold currents in blue, with currents labeled by name and symbols denoting those that reverse direction seasonally. A legend explains current speed categories and color codes.

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Satellite image showing Hurricane Iniki as a swirling white storm system over the Pacific Ocean, with the eye of the hurricane near the Hawaiian Islands.

Hurricane Iniki, which passed over Kauai in 1992, is one of the few hurricanes to make landfall in the Hawaiian Islands.

The Hawaiian Islands see few hurricane landfalls due to the archipelago's location...

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World map showing major ocean current systems, with arrows indicating the direction and speed of warm and cold currents in the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern, and Arctic Oceans. Warm currents are marked in red and cold currents in blue, with currents labeled by name and symbols denoting those that reverse direction seasonally. A legend explains current speed categories and color codes.

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Major ocean current systems of the world.

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