On August 7 , five Hurricane Hunter planes was dispatched to Hickam Air Force Base to fly missions into the storm . Later that day , the Central Pacific Hurricane Center issued tropical storm watches for the island of Hawaii , Maui , Kahoolawe , Lanai , and Molokai . On August 9 , the watch was expanded to include Oahu . The watches for the Big Island was later cancelled as the forecast track appeared to drift further north toward Maui County and Oahu . The Red Cross opened shelters throughout the islands on August 10 . Twelve was on the Big Island , seven was on Maui , two on Molokai and one on Lanai . The Honolulu International Airport ensured that eight generators was ready for use in case Felicia caused a power outage at the airport . All tropical storm watches was cancelled at 11 a.m. August 11 as Felicia dissipated to a remnant low .