tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351299832598163605.post5546401584478098922..comments2024-03-27T15:54:10.505-07:00Comments on Homesteading in Hawaii: Double Hurricane WarningSu Bahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125127467859054156noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351299832598163605.post-70822265757942166702014-08-08T08:43:08.473-07:002014-08-08T08:43:08.473-07:00.......The weather gods heard Ka'u people chuc..........The weather gods heard Ka'u people chuckle, and they weren't pleased. As the night progressed, the chuckling because as annoying as a persistent itch. Wind said,"Ka'u residents are too smug. They think they can't be defeated." Storm replied,"I agree. Ever since Kamehameha made the mistake of not capturing their king way back when, those people are so impossibly arrogant." Hurricane sighed, "I've waited too long to visit Big Island. It's about time they be taught a lesson down in Ka'u. You'd think that they would have appreciated the warning I gave them a few years ago. Get out of my way, Wind and Storm, I'm going to head south and hang around for a while. Come along with me and enjoy the show." Both Wind and Storm eagerly joined Hurricane for a night of fun. .......<br /><br />Iselle made landfall about 2 am. Slamming directly into Mauna Loa, it was like the proverbial meeting of the inanimate object meeting the irresistible force. So far Mauna Loa hasn't budged. Iselle is just stalled there, morphing. It's shape changed, eye disappeared, looks to be breaking up. And all the time it is dumping rain. In 3 hours, I've gotten 5 inches at the homestead. Funny thing though, no wind. Not sure who is getting the wind now. Earlier the Hilo side was howling, but nothing here at the homestead. <br /><br />It's too early to say what is happening over in the main focus of the storm. Lots of tree branches and trees came down over Hilo way. But what about Volcano and Pahala, towns right in the path? So far I haven't heard. <br /><br />Judging from the radar, I'm in for more a lot rain today. <br />Su Bahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125127467859054156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351299832598163605.post-36429763440413529832014-08-07T17:45:04.781-07:002014-08-07T17:45:04.781-07:002:30 pm update: It's just starting to run ligh...2:30 pm update: It's just starting to run lightly on the homestead. No winds so far. Nothing out of the ordinary. I just checked out local radar and it shows the bands of heavy rain primarily over on the Hilo side. And the hurricane appears to be heading for Hilo. Looks like Ka'u is once again spared. So most likely we'll just see rain, wind, and high surf. How much we will have to see. But the brunt of the storm is missing our homestead. <br /><br />I stopped in at the local supermarket on my way home for town. CNN would be sorely disappointed. Plenty of water, milk, bread, and everything on the shelves. Everything else in town appeared business as usual except for the Ace Hardware. Closed. Humph. I wouldn't have expected that. <br /><br />So all's well here so far. I just got done reading CNN's headline.....yeah, Hawaii is the top story. Seems that sensationalized speculation is more important than people dying from ebola and the numerous warlike affairs around the world. People are stuck in horrifying situations, are being multilated, dying cruel deaths and all our news agency can focus upon is a storm. How sick, how sad. <br /><br />Anyway, looks like I'm due to get soggy over the next few days. <br /><br /><br />Su Bahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125127467859054156noreply@blogger.com