The Hawaiian Islands have experienced significant impacts from storms like Karina, Lala, Moke, and Lowell, though none made direct landfall. These storms caused heavy rains and high seas, highlighting the region's vulnerability to tropical systems. Historically, Hawaii has seen only nine landfalling storms since the 1950s, but the increasing frequency and intensity of storms due to climate change and El Niño raise concerns. The Atlantic hurricane season, in contrast, has been quieter, but Southeast Texas has still faced impacts from three of the five tropical storms that formed this year.