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Hone weakens to tropical storm and sweeps past Hawaii, dumping enough rain to ease wildfire fears

Aug. 26, 2024 08:31 AM EDT

HONOLULU (AP) — Hone passed south of Hawaii and weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm on Sunday, dumping so much rain that the National Weather Service called off its red flag warnings that strong winds could lead to wildfires on the drier sides of the islands. Meanwhile,...