Hurricane Iwa, taken from the Hawaiian language name for the frigatebird, was at the time the costliest hurricane to affect the state of Hawaii. Iwa was the twenty-third tropical storm and the twelfth
Hurricane Iwa approaching Kauaʻi on November 23
Damage caused by Hurricane Iwa on Kauaʻi on November 24
The 1985 Pacific hurricane season was, at the time, the most recorded in a Pacific hurricane season until the 1992 season and was therefore recognized as the second busiest season within the basin unt