Ana Downgraded to Tropical Storm

INDUSTRY UPDATE #9

Ana Downgraded to Tropical Storm 

The National Weather Service has downgraded Ana to a Tropical Storm. Kauai County remains under a Tropical Storm Warning and a Flash Flood Watch. The City & County of Honolulu remains under a flash flood warning, as the storm continues to move west past the Hawaiian Islands. Heavy rainfall and high surf is expected across the state through Monday. 

Visitors and residents should continue to exercise caution and heed all warnings by state and county officials. The HTA has safety tips available on their Travel Smart Hawaii website (www.travelsmarthawaii.com) in English, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. 

An updated list of flight cancellations as well as closures of statewide parks, attractions and activities can also be found on the HTA website at http://hawaiitourismauthority.org/news/special-alert/. 

For official updates, we recommend regularly checking the following websites: 

• Central Pacific Hurricane Center: www.weather.gov/cphc
• Hawaii Emergency Management Agency: http://www.scd.hawaii.gov/

This will be the final update from the HTA regarding Tropical Storm Ana, pending further developments.

Industry Update #5 Tropical Storm Watch Continues for All Counties

INDUSTRY UPDATE #5

Tropical Storm Watch Continues for All Counties

Hawaii County, Maui County, Kauai County (including Niihau), and the City & County of Honolulu remain under a Tropical Storm Watch. Hurricane Ana is forecast to slowly weaken, returning to a Tropical Storm by Sunday morning and is expected to bring heavy rainfall, flash flooding, strong and damaging winds, high surf and coastal inundation across the state from Friday through Monday.

As the storm nears, we continue to encourage visitors and residents to stay out of the ocean, avoid shorelines and other outdoor activities, and heed all warnings by state and county officials. The HTA has safety tips available on their Travel Smart Hawaii website (www.travelsmarthawaii.com) in English, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. Visitors currently in or traveling to the Hawaiian Islands in the coming days should continue to monitor weather reports and follow up with their accommodations and airlines to confirm reservations. Visitors should contact their airlines to confirm flight reservations prior to leaving for the airport.

The HTA will continue to monitor the storm through the weekend. Updated lists of flight delays or cancellations due to the storm, as well as closures of statewide parks, attractions and activities can be found on the HTA website athttp://hawaiitourismauthority.org/news/special-alert/.

For official updates, we recommend regularly checking the following websites:

• Central Pacific Hurricane Center: www.weather.gov/cphc
• Hawaii Emergency Management Agency: http://www.scd.hawaii.gov/