- Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle/Getty ImagesA potent, multi-day Kona storm is lashing Hawaii with its first rounds of heavy rain, renewing a major flood threat as the state is still recovering from devastating floods in March. The Kona storm marked by the red "L" is fueling heavy rain by funneling in tropical moisture across Hawaii through the end of the week. This is the third Kona storm to hit Hawaii since mid-March. Rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move throughout Hawaii until Thursday morning but will pick up intensity on Thursday afternoon as the Kona storm strengthens. One location in Oahu recorded 25 inches of rain in March’s second Kona storm, with most of that falling in a 24-hour period.

Source: CNN April 09, 2026 01:04 UTC