HONOLULU – Tropical Storm Kiko is continuing to rapidly weaken as the former major hurricane makes its closest approach to the Hawaiian Islands on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Kiko was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm late Monday night local time.

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While landfall was not expected in Hawaii, that didn’t stop local officials and residents from preparing for potential impacts in case of any unexpected changes to the forecast track.

Over the weekend, Hawaii's acting governor declared a statewide state of emergency due to the potential impacts from then-Hurricane Kiko, and that’s expected to remain in effect until at least Sept. 19, unless the proclamation is extended or terminated earlier.

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