Temporary Change to Kauai and Big Island Phone Numbers for Automated Weather Recordings

*Corrected 7/26/24 to fix a mistake in the Kauai temporary phone number.

For the next two to four weeks, please use the following phone numbers to access the automated phone system that provides weather information for Kauai and the Big Island:

	Temporary	Regular/currently not available
Kauai:	808-855-6950	808-245-6001
Big Island:	808-825-6920	808-935-8555

The National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Honolulu was evaluating a new automated phone system to provide updated weather observations, forecasts, and warnings for Hawaii. However, it was necessary to change the Kauai and Big Island service to the new system early because of a computer security issue. We apologize for the disruption that this no-notice change has caused.

A similar change will be made for phone recordings for Oahu and Maui in the near future, though we do not anticipate any interruption to the existing phone numbers. Oahu and Maui residents who wish to evaluate the new system can do so as well. In these cases, the permanent number will continue to work and be available for comparison.

	Temporary/for evaluation	Regular/for comparison
Oahu:	808-725-2360	808-973-4380
Maui:	808-500-7420	808-944-3756

The new automated phone system is cloud-based and provides greater resiliency than the existing system. It includes a surge capability to handle more phone calls during significant weather events. Every attempt was made to duplicate the existing phone trees. The phone trees are listed under "Phone Recordings" on the front page of our website:

https://weather.gov/hawaii

For more information, please contact:

John Bravender
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
Weather Forecast Office Honolulu
email: john.bravender@noaa.gov
phone: 808-973-5275