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Most of the state has been spared by Hurricane Douglas, which remained to the north of the islands. All hurricane warnings have been dropped.

At 5 p.m. Sunday, Douglas was located about 60 miles northeast of Honolulu and moving west-northwest at about 16 mph. It had maximum sustained winds near 85 mph with higher gusts.

Hurricane Douglas remains a dangerous Category 1 storm as it passes just north of Maui on Sunday afternoon on its way toward Oahu and Kauai.

Oahu, Maui County and Kauai all remain under a hurricane warning and emergency officials are urging residents to hunker down now if they haven’t already done so.

Meanwhile, a tropical storm warning for the Big Island has been canceled.

Hurricane Douglas is closing in on the islands Sunday, bringing lashing rains, strong winds and life-threatening surf. Oahu, Maui County and Kauai all remain under a hurricane warning and emergency officials are urging residents to hunker down now.

Meanwhile, the Big Island and Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument are under a tropical storm warning.

By HNN Staff | July 20, 2020 at 5:31 PM HST - Updated July 26 at 1:18 PM

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hurricane Douglas is closing in on the islands Sunday, bringing lashing rains, strong winds and life-threatening surf. Oahu, Maui County and Kauai all remain under a hurricane warning and emergency officials are urging residents to hunker down now.

Meanwhile, the Big Island and Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument are under a tropical storm warning.

At 1 p.m. Sunday, Douglas remained a dangerous Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 85 mph and higher gusts.

It was located about 25 miles northeast of Kahului, and 115 miles east of Honolulu. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center said the storm is tracking west-northwest at about 16 mph.

A hurricane warning has been issued for Oahu as Douglas continues to barrel toward the island chain, threatening damaging winds, flooding rains and high surf.

A hurricane warning means that hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours.

The Big Island and Maui County (Maui, Lanai and Molokai) remain under a tropical storm warning, which means tropical storm conditions are expected within 36 hours.

A hurricane watch is in effect for Oahu, Maui County and the Big Island. That means hurricane conditions are possible within the next 36 to 48 hours.

Also, a tropical storm watch has been issued for Kauai.

At 11 a.m. Saturday, Douglas was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 90 mph with higher gusts and located about 325 miles east of Hilo or 520 miles east-southeast of Honolulu.

The hurricane is experiencing a slow but gradual weakening as it moves west-northwest near 18 mph.

But hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 30 miles from the center of the storm, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 110 miles.

A hurricane watch has been issued for the Big Island and Maui County as Douglas approaches the state as a major category 3 storm.

At 11 a.m. Friday, Douglas was located about 785 miles east-southeast of Hilo or 985 miles east-southeast of Honolulu and packing maximum sustained winds near 115 mph with higher gusts.

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Douglas, a major Category 3 hurricane, strengthened Thursday as it barreled toward the island chain, bringing the threat of drenching rains, damaging winds and dangerous surf this weekend.

At 11 a.m. Thursday, Douglas was located about 1,235 miles east-southeast of Hilo and packing maximum sustained winds near 125 mph with higher gusts.

It remains a major Category 3 hurricane as it tracks west-northwest near 18 mph.

Forecasters said the storm could move over or come near the state as early as Sunday.

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