Unusual January tropical storm forms southwest of Hawaii ADVERTISING Unusual January tropical storm forms southwest of Hawaii HONOLULU (AP) — An El Nino-related tropical storm has formed southwest of Hawaii, only the third such system to develop in January in
Unusual January tropical storm forms southwest of Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) — An El Nino-related tropical storm has formed southwest of Hawaii, only the third such system to develop in January in over 40 years.
The Central Pacific Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Pali (pah-lee) was about 1,400 miles southwest of Honolulu as of 11 a.m. Friday. It’s not near land.
Pali is slowly moving west-northwest at 5 mph. Hurricane forecaster Kevin Kodama says the storm will slowly weaken over the next three to five days.
Kodama says warm ocean temperatures near the equator caused the storm to form.
El Nino is the natural warming of the central Pacific that changes weather worldwide.
Kodama says the last January tropical storm in the central Pacific was in 1992, when there was a significant El Nino. The other was in 1989.
Bill would let migrants serve in federal service programs
HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard wants to allow migrants who are in the U.S. under the Compact of Free Association to take part in service programs.
Gabbard co-sponsored legislation Thursday to allow people from the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau and the Marshall Islands to serve.
Volunteers in the federal programs such as Foster Grandparents and AmeriCorps generally work in non-profit organizations for a modest stipend.
But U.S. Rep. Madeleine Bordallo from Guam says last year some people had to stop service programs that they’d already begun because they were excluded due to their immigration status.
Gabbard says people who participate in the service programs gain valuable job training and skills while contributing to society.
The programs focus on disaster services, economic opportunities, education and environmental stewardship.
