Hurricane Iniki is the most powerful hurricane to strike the U.S. state of Hawaii and the Hawaiian Islands in recorded history. Iniki hits the island of Kauai on September 11 at peak intensity. It had winds of 145 miles (235 km/h), and was a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.
Among those on KauaŹ»i was filmmaker Steven Spielberg, who was preparing for the final day of on-location shooting of the movie Jurassic Park. He and his 130 cast and crew remained safely in a hotel during Iniki’s passage.