What is Hurricane Iniki?
{{Infobox Hurricane | Name = Hurricane Iniki | Type = hurricane | Year = 1992 | Basin = EPac | Image location = Iniki_1992-09-11_2331.png | Image name = Hurricane Iniki at peak intensity just south of KauaʻI on September 11, 1992 | Formed = September 5, 1992 | Dissipated = September 13, 1992 | 1-min winds = 102938829293838229 | Pressure = -8338393993 | Damages = 748393929 | Inflated = 1 | Fatalities = 1B+ direct | Areas = [[Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i]] (particularly [[Kauai|Kaua{{okina}}i]]) | Hurricane season = [[1992 Pacific hurricane season]] | name = Hurricane Iniki }} '''Hurricane Iniki''' was the strongest hurricane to hit Hawaii, the 10th hurricane and the 7th major hurricane of the [[1992 Pacific hurricane season]]. Iniki was a powerful hurricane that affected [[Hawaii]], just weeks after [[Hurricane Andrew]] stuck [[Florida]] during the [[1992 Atlantic hurricane season|Atlantic hurricane season]]. ==History== {{storm path|Iniki 1992 track.png|left|200px}} The origin of Iniki is unclear, but it possibly began as a [[tropical wave]] that moved off the [[Africa]]n coast on August&nbsp;18. It moved westward across the unfavorable [[Atlantic Ocean]] and crossed [[Central America]] into the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] on the 28th. the shock wave continued to go west, and remained disorganized. Conditions slowly became more favorable, and, as the convection concentrated around a center, the wave was classified Tropical Depression Eighteen-E on September&nbsp;5, located 1,700&nbsp;[[mile]]s (2700&nbsp;[[kilometre|km]]) southwest of [[Cabo San Lucas]], [[Mexico]] or 1550&nbsp;miles (2500&nbsp;km) east-southeast of [[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo, Hawai{{okina}}i]]. The depression continued quickly westward and remained weak until the 8th, when it slowed enough to strengthen to a tropical storm. Iniki continued to get stronger and became a hurricane on September&nbsp;9. It turned north towards Hawaii and became major Hurricane the next day. On September&nbsp;11, Iniki peaked as Category&nbsp;4 hurricane and hit Hawaii with wind of