GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Hurricanes hit Hawaii less frequently because of where the islands are located in the Pacific Ocean. Due to a high-pressure feature that looms in the atmosphere northeast of the state, storms as large as hurricanes are usually deflected or weakened by the time they reach the region.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hurricanes in Hawaii Hawaiian hurricanes typically form in the Pacific Ocean. Hurricane season in Hawaii is roughly from between June 1 and November 30 each year.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hawai’i’s coastal communities are particularly vulnerable to impacts from hurricanes, tsunamis, and other coastal disaster events due to the state’s isolated location in the Pacific and development concentrated along low-lying shores.

Detailed explanation-4: -It does not have the extremes of cold winters and summer heat waves and it usually does not have hurricanes and hailstorms. However, Hawaii’s tallest peaks do get their share of winter blizzards, ice, and snow. Highest temperatures may reach into the 90s.