Hawaii, Iona and Pacific Ocean
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The Central Pacific records its strongest hurricane in almost two years and two concurrent named storms for the first time in a decade.
Hurricane Iona, now a Category 3 storm, poses no threat to Hawaii as it travels west through the central Pacific. The storm, located over 1,200 kilometers from Honolulu, is the season's first named hurricane in the region.
In the Pacific, forecasters are watching five systems, including Hurricane Iona and Tropical Storm Keli. Iona has strengthened into a major hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph about 790 miles south-southeast of Honolulu, Hawaii.