A hurricane watch was cancelled as Hurricane Lester tracked north of the Hawaiian islands and residents flocked to beaches to marvel at the big waves the storm created.
Lester was expected to generate large and dangerous surf across exposed shorelines of the Hawaiian islands over the weekend, the National Weather Service reported.
Honolulu couple Bailey Matsuda and Anne Smoke headed to the east shore and stood at Halona Blowhole Lookout to watch waves pounding the rocks.
"It's beautiful, actually,'' Smoke said, sipping coffee. "I've never seen them this big on this side.''
Hurricane Madeline threatened the Big Island earlier in the week but was downgraded to a tropical storm and passed without causing major damage.
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