Hawaii
This island state frequently sees rainfall from the remains of former eastern and central Pacific tropical cyclones. However, despite Hawaii's location in the subtropics, direct impacts by tropical cyclones are infrequent due to the protective influence of the Central Pacific Tropical Upper Tropospheric Trough (TUTT), which normally dissipates systems approaching Hawaii. Hurricane Hiki in 1950 led to significant rainfall in the mountains, with 52 inches (1,300 mm) of rainfall reported. This is the most rainfall reported to have been produced by a tropical cyclone within the United States.
| Wettest tropical cyclones and their remnants in Hawaii |
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| Precipitation | Storm | Location | Ref | ||
| Rank | mm | in | |||
| 1 | 1321 | 52.00 | Hiki 1950 | Kanalohuluhulu Ranger Station | |
| 2 | 985 | 38.76 | Paul 2000 | Kapapala Ranch 36 | |
| 3 | 635 | 25.00 | Maggie 1970 | ||
| 4 | 519 | 20.42 | Nina 1957 | Wainiha | |
| 5 | 516 | 20.33 | Iwa 1982 | Intake Wainiha 1086 | |
| 6 | 476 | 18.75 | Fabio 1988 | Papaikou Mauka 140.1 | |
| 7 | 381 | 15.00 | TD 01C, 1994 | Waiakea Uka, Piihonua | |
| 8 | 372 | 14.63 | Felicia 2009 | Oahu Forecast National Wildlife Refuge | |
| 9 | 323 | 12.70 | Makawao 1906 | Makawao, Maui | |
| 10 | 305 | 12.00 | Diana 1972 | ||
| 10 | 305 | 12.00 | "B" 1967 | ||
| 10 | 305 | 12.00 | Kenneth 2005 | ||
Read more about this topic: List Of Wettest Tropical Cyclones In The United States
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“One can think of life after the fish is in the canoe.”
—Hawaiian saying no. 23, ‘lelo No’Eau, collected, translated, and annotated by Mary Kawena Pukui, Bishop Museum Press, Hawaii (1983)
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