Letter: Near-miss hurricanes as instructive as direct hits
Recent hurricane near-misses in Hawaii have caused significant economic impacts, including business closures and emergency mobilizations, despite not resulting in direct hits. These recurring cyclone scares continue to affect the visitor economy.
The Star-Advertiser’s Sept. 27 story, “Big sigh of relief,” will be filed as good news, and the costs of Hurricane Nolo’s near-miss will never be fully counted. But they are real: closed parks and highways, emptied rooms, staff sent home, emergency crews mobilized. This is Hawaii’s second cyclone scare in weeks, and each one bills the visitor economy without producing many headlines about losses.
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