The "Big Island" suffered on the same day an earthquake of magnitude 4.5 and expects the scourge of Iselle and July.
Iselle The hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm, but still aims to be the largest storm to hit the Hawaiian Islands in decades.
"Hundreds of people went to emergency shelters in Ilha Grande"
Iselle became a tropical storm at 11:00 Thursday night Hawaii time when its winds decreased to 113 kilometers (70 miles) per hour, but residents should still take precautions, said the National Weather Service.
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Iselle is the first tropical storm that will hit Hawaii in 22 years, and another hurricane follows the same path. Hurricane Julio, one Category 3 storm was about 1,600 kilometers (1,000 mi) behind Iselle in the Pacific.
Iselle was expected, moving at 16 kph (10 mph), passed during the night on the Big Island, one of the least populated islands, then rain and strong winds would cause the rest of the state.
The Hawaiian archipelago is threatened by hurricanes 'Iselle' and 'July' and torrential rains.
"We are mainly urging residents to take appropriate measures to prepare in order to keep everyone safe precautions," said Eric Lau, the National Weather Service.
Hundreds of people went to emergency shelters in Great Island, airlines had canceled flights and the National Guard was ready.
Hawaii has been plagued directly by hurricanes only three times since 1950 The last time Hawaii was hit by a tropical storm or hurricane was in 1992, when Hurricane Iniki killed six people and destroyed more than 1,400 homes in Kauai, said Lau.
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