Hawaii is under a hurricane watch and food banks are telling people to stock their emergency kits now, which is a warning worth acting on for anyone on the islands.

• Stock 14 days of food that needs no cooking or refrigeration — canned soup, tuna, chili, beans, peanut butter.
• Keep at least one gallon of water per person per day on hand.
• The Food Basket on Hawaii Island is getting 300 pallets of bottled water out through local distributors.
• Supplies ordered for the earlier storm Lala arrived in time for Nolo, so warehouses are unusually full.
• Hawaii County is asking people to use tap water only for essentials.

Outlook: The storm is expected this weekend, and food banks are restocking from other islands and the West Coast to keep up with demand.