Aloha Hoʻokomo ʻAna Lā. Happy Aloha Friday. It is Hawai’i Statehood day. Also known as admissions day. Hawaii’s Statehood Day is observed each year on the third Friday in August. It commemorates the day the Hawaiian Islands became the 50th state of the United States of America: August 21, 1959.
Each morning, students raise the American and State Flags. Then recite the National Anthem and the Hawaiian National Anthem “Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī”.
. 
Today started with clear skies and few clouds, by afternoon cloud cover was building. Tradewinds are from the north northeast at 11mph with gusts at 27mph. Cloud cover is 49%. Visibility is 10 miles. We got just under a 1/8 inch (7/64) precipitation in the rain gauge overnight. Temperatures are in the upper 70’s. Humidity is at 77%. Barometric pressure is 29.97 inches and dewpoint is 70 degrees. UV index is 13.
Tropical storm Linda is located about 720 miles east of Hilo. As of 5AM HST, Linda has maximum sustained winds at 40 mph. We’re still expecting the storm to be a heavy rain event over Sunday into Monday.
ʻAukake Iwakālua, 2021
.
E Māua Ola i Moku o Keawe 