HONOLULU — Hurricane Kiko was tracking to the north of the Hawaiian islands, diminishing the threat of strong winds and widespread rain, the National Weather Service said Saturday.

Kiko was about 1,000 miles (1,609 kilometers) southeast of Hilo on the Big Island Saturday morning and was forecast to approach the state early to middle next week. Maximum sustained winds were 130 mph (215 kph), the weather service said.

At a Category 4 hurricane Saturday, Kiko was expected to gradually weaken over the next several days.

On Friday, acting Hawaii Gov. Sylvia Luke issued an emergency proclamation declaring a state of emergency to prepare for possible inclement weather from Kiko.

“The threat for any wind is diminishing,” Joseph Clark, a meteorologist with the weather service in Honolulu, said

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