In photos: Empty store shelves as Hawaii residents stock up on supplies before hurricane’s arrival
Scenes in Hawaii before the storm. Store shelves are empty and grocery parking lots are full as people stock up on needed supplies in anticipation of Hurricane Lane, a category 4 cyclone expected to hit Hawaii by nightfall Wednesday. (Photos by Eagle News Service Hawaii correspondents Des Acenas, Alfred Acenas, Mio Acenas, Charmaine Cirera and Ron Hamilton/Eagle News Service)Even shelves for pet food turn almost empty as residents of Hawaii hurry to stock up on supplies before Hurricane Lane arrives Wednesday, August 22, 2018 (EBC Hawaii Bureau/ Eagle News Service)“Stay Safe.” This store sign says it all. Stores have put up signs saying they will be closed on Thursday and Friday because of Hurricane Lane. (EBC Hawaii Bureau/Eagle News Service)Grocery parking filled with cars as people trooped to stores to stock up on food and needed supplies before Hurricane Lane’s expected arrival Wednesday night in Hawaii. (EBC Hawaii Bureau/Eagle News Service)Grocery parking filled with cars as people trooped to stores to stock up on food and needed supplies before Hurricane Lane’s expected arrival Wednesday night in Hawaii. (EBC Hawaii Bureau/Eagle News Service)Empty shelves as Hawaii residents stock up on needed food and supplies before the expected arrival of Hurricane Lane on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 (EBC Hawaii Bureau/Eagle News Service)Shelves for bread are empty as Hawaiians stock up on needed food and supplies before the expected arrival of Hurricane Lane Wednesday, August 22, 2018. (EBC Hawaii Bureau/Eagle News Service)