Coast Guard scheduled to increase port conditions across State of Hawaiʻi

The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port Honolulu is scheduled to raise port heavy weather conditions for all commercial ports across Hawaiʻi, Maui, Honolulu and Kauaʻi counties at 8 a.m. Aug. 14 due to Tropical Storm Lala. Port condition upgrades are planned as: Hawaiʻi County to Zulu, Maui to Yankee, Honolulu to Yankee, and Kauaʻi to X-ray (effective Aug. 14, 2026 at 8 a.m. HST). Operators of vessels 200 gross tons and greater are advised to depart now, with the COTP able to order departures. Under Zulu, the port closes and pleasure craft must seek sheltered waters; under Yankee, incoming traffic is prohibited without approval and cargo/Lightering/Bunkering must stop within 12 hours.