A high-surf advisory remains in effect until at least 6 a.m. today for the north and west shores of Oahu, Kauai, Niihau and Molokai and the north shores of Maui.
The National Weather Service said surf along north shores will be 12 to 18 feet; surf along west shores will be 8 to 12 feet.
Strong currents will make swimming “difficult and dangerous,” forecasters said.
Meanwhile, a small-craft advisory is in effect for Hawaii coastal waters until 6 a.m. Tuesday.
The weather service said mariners can expect winds of about 25 mph and seas of 8 to 11 feet, the result of strengthening tradewinds and a moderate northwest swell.
Satellites to put on a show over Hawaii
A series of bright satellite flares will light up Hawaii skies this month if clouds cooperate.
The first will be at 6:08 a.m. Tuesday just over halfway up the southern sky. That’s when an Iridium communications satellite will reflect the sun’s light back down to Earth.
The second will be at 7:55 p.m. April 18 just above the North Star. Jupiter and a waxing gibbous moon will be high in the east.
The third will be just before 5:35 a.m. April 19 high in the southern sky. Mars and Saturn will be nearby in the constellation Scorpius, while Venus will be rising in the east.
The final two will be on April 26 and 27. The first will be at 5:01 a.m., just above the moon. The second will be at 7:09 p.m. in the north.
Pedestrian killed by pickup driver who flees scene
Kauai police are looking for the driver of a dark-colored pickup truck involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian Saturday in Lihue.
Police have not released the identity of the victim, a 48-year-old Wailua man.
He was walking on Kapule Highway at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday when he was struck by the pickup, police said. He was transported to Wilcox Hospital, where he later died.
The driver fled the scene. Kapule Highway was closed in both directions until 2 a.m. Sunday for traffic investigators.
Anyone with information is urged to call police dispatch at 241-1711. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call CrimeStoppers at 246-8300.
Crash in Pahoa kills passenger, injures another
Hawaii island police are investigating a Saturday evening motor vehicle crash in Pahoa that left one woman dead and at least one other person injured.
Firefighters responding to a 10:21 p.m. call on Nanawale Boulevard found a midsize car that had crashed into trees and a utility pole before coming to rest in bushes.
A male passenger found lying on the ground near the vehicle told emergency responders that the driver had fled the scene and that he and the driver had been the only occupants of the vehicle.
However, witnesses told police that other people might have been in the vehicle, and a search of the area using thermal imaging equipment revealed the body of a woman lying in thick brush about 10 feet from the vehicle.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
