The Star-Advertiser’s Sept. 27 story, “Big sigh of relief,” will be filed as good news, and the costs of Hurricane Nolo’s near-miss will never be fully counted. But they are real: closed parks and highways, emptied rooms, staff sent home, emergency crews mobilized. This is Hawaii’s second cyclone scare in weeks, and each one bills the visitor economy without producing many headlines about losses. ...read more read less