A major hurricane is churning in the Pacific Ocean several hundred miles away from Hawaiʻi. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tuesday that Hurricane Iona is one of two major weather systems in the ocean but poses no threat to the islands.

A hurricane in the central Pacific Ocean has rapidly developed but is not expected to cause major issues for Hawaii. Hurricane Iona formed Monday about 895 miles southeast of Honolulu. Two years

In the Pacific, forecasters are watching five systems, including Hurricane Iona and Tropical Storm Keli. Iona has strengthened into a major hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph about 790 miles south-southeast of Honolulu, Hawaii.