The final cleanup of the Kakaako homeless encampment will be delayed one more time because the Lighthouse Outreach Center homeless shelter in Waipahu will be closed for the Columbus Day holiday today, city spokesman Jay Parasco said.

The city originally had expected to finally clear out the encampment Friday but had to postpone until today because of an unexpected amount of debris left behind.

Parasco announced Sunday night that the last remaining section of the encampment on Ohe Street would not be cleared out until Tuesday morning, beginning at 7:30 a.m.

Normal wind flow expected back soon

A band of showery clouds over the middle of the state is expected to dissipate by midweek, bringing a return to the normal flow of tradewinds, according to the National Weather Service.

National Weather Service lead forecaster Matthew Foster said tradewinds could return to Kauai as early as Tuesday.

The National Weather Service issued a “hazard” advisory Sunday for a few afternoon hours due to intense lightning and thunder along the western slopes of Haleakala above Kula and Makawao. Lightning struck electrical lines, causing an outage for about an hour in Makawao town Sunday evening. Evening sea breezes diminished the clouds and stormy weather.

Late Sunday afternoon, Tropical Storm Nora was about 860 miles east-southeast of Hilo with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph. Nora, moving west-northwest, was expected to strengthen last night, briefly becoming a hurricane. It will begin to weaken today and Tuesday.

Mariner rescued off Kauai after 5 days adrift

A mariner who had been adrift for five days and hundreds of miles after his catamaran’s mast was destroyed in a storm was rescued in waters off Kauai early Sunday morning.

Coast Guard officials said the man, originally from California, was sailing to Kona from Hilo when he ran into the storm.

The 28-foot catamaran Hula Hoop drifted close enough to southwest Kauai on Saturday for the man to establish communications through his hand-held VHF-FM radio transmitter and issue a mayday call that was received at 5:08 p.m.,  the Coast Guard said.

A Coast Guard crew aboard an HC-130 Hercules from Barbers Point found the vessel about 23 miles south of Port Allen, and a Coast Guard vessel towed it to Port Allen. The man, who had been sailing alone and was running low on water and power at the time of the rescue, did not require medical attention.

In a news release, Chief Petty Officer Jerrod Sneller of Coast Guard Sector Honolulu, said, “This case illustrates the importance of carrying survival equipment aboard your boat and being prepared for emergencies.”

Sneller continued, “An emergency position indicating radio beacon can be very useful during long distance transits. Unlike VHF radios with limited range the EPIRB connects to satellites and delivers its signal in seconds, alerting emergency responders to possible distress very quickly and providing your location.”