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Chapter 5:Hazard Analysis—Tropical Cyclones <br /> Islands and 12 others have posed a threat by their passage.17 The only documented hurricane <br /> before 1950 was the "Kohala Cyclone" of 1871 which was believed to be a minimal <br /> hurricane that affected Maui and Hawaii. The path of hurricanes can be quite variable and <br /> unpredictable as illustrated by Hurricane Iwa (see Figure 5-2). Table 5-3 below lists the <br /> significant hurricanes affecting the state of Hawaii since 1950 and Figure 5-3 shows the <br /> tracks of these hurricanes and tropical storms. <br /> Table 5-3. Significant Hurricanes Since 195018 <br /> Name Year Estimated Loss $ Effects <br /> Hiki 1950 200,000 flooding on Kauai <br /> Della 1957 high surf,Kaua i <br /> Nina 1957 100,000 high waves,Kauai <br /> Dot 1959 6,000,000 $150,000 on Oahu and Hawaii <br /> Fico 1978 180,000 East Hawaii <br /> Susan 1978 — <br /> Iwa 1982 312,000,000 Kauai and Oahu <br /> Iniki 1992 1,800,000,000 all islands <br /> 17 Haraguchi,Paul, 1984,"Hurricanes in Hawaii",report for U.S.Army Corps of Engineers,March 1984. <br /> 18 Hurricanes Dot,Iwa,and Tniki were the only storms that exhibited hurricane-force winds in the Hawaiian <br /> Islands;the others were rated as hurricanes by measurement from aircraft,away from land stations.Wave <br /> action from these storms may still affect the islands. <br /> 5-7 Hawaii County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />