Hawaii's second-driest year sparks climate action, new report says

New report confirms 2025 among Hawai'i's driest, warmest on record

In 2025, Hawaiʻi experienced its second-driest year in more than a century, alongside persistently above-average temperatures throughout the year—a stark reality detailed in the inaugural Hawai'i Annual Climate Report 2025. Published by the University of Hawai'i Sea Grant College Program, this first-of-its-kind report uses plain language, along with easy-to-interpret maps and figures, to summarize statewide rainfall, temperature, and drought con…

UH report confirms 2025 was isle’s second-driest year on record

A study released Wednesday by the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program found that Hawaii Island experienced its second-driest year in 106 years, with 2010 the only year that was drier.

State saw a hot, dry 2025, UH report finds | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Last year was one of the driest and warmest on rec­ord in the state, with the temperature being above average each month and rainfall below average in all but one month, according to the Hawai‘i Annual Climate Report from University of Hawaii.

New report says 2025 among Hawaii’s driest, warmest on record

The Hawaii Annual Climate Report found that 2025 was Hawaii’s sixth warmest year since 1920 statewide, and Maui experienced its driest year on record, while Hawaii Island reported its second driest year.

Hawaii's second-driest year sparks climate action, new report says

Hawaii faced its second-driest year in over a century in 2025, coupled with persistently above-average temperatures, according to the inaugural Hawaii Annual Climate Report 2025.

New Report Confirms 2025 Among Hawaiʻi’s Driest, Warmest on Record

In 2025, Hawaiʻi experienced its second–driest year in more than a century, alongside persistently above average temperatures throughout the year-a stark reality detailed in the inaugural Hawaiʻi Annual Climate Report 2025.