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Tropical storm forecast to hit Hawaii with strong winds and heavy rain this weekend

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Tropical Storm Hone is expected to deliver strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii this weekend .

The Big Island’s east coast and southeastern corner were expected to get 4 to 8 inches of rain Saturday night through Sunday night .

Hurricane Gilma was moving west across the Pacific , but it was too early to tell whether it would affect the islands.

The August storm evoked memories of the powerful hurricane south of Hawaii that helped fuel a deadly wildfire that destroyed Maui's Lahaina last summer .

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English

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short-lived

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