My favourite place in the world! Was in Oahu 3 weeks ago with my kids. I've got a sibling there right now (Oahu) scheduled to fly back tonight (so hopefully will just miss if it's going to keep moving north), and one of my good friends with his family on the Big Island (West Side) who just got there on Saturday (they stocked up at Costco and are prepared to just hunker down and ride it out). Lane is moving slowly so if it does hit the islands there's going to be flooding in a lot of areas as it will hang around for a couple days. I've been checking surf webcams all afternoon and note that the weather is not too bad and the swell isn't that big yet and even on the Big Island - it's overcast but not too bad with dozens of surfers in the water in moderate size waves. Oahu is still cloudy with sunny periods and again - off Waikiki - Ala Moana bowls, lots of surfers on just 3 -4 foot waves. Very windy on the south shore south of Diamond head.
Of course that can all change in 12 hours or so!!
Here's a live webcam showing Waikiki - up to Ala Moana Bowls.
Here's a live webcam from a break called "Banyans" on the West side of the Big Island. The Big Island would be hit first if Lane is going to make landfall. Right now, conditions and weather are not bad:
Reports have it staying south of the islands. But still the biggest storm to hit Hawaii in 25 years.Lots of updates in the local paper.
Hawaii is my favourite place to.Been their 7 times.Just love it.
