Powerful Hurricane Lane Lumbers Toward Hawaii As Residents Prepare

Jay Kitashima lashes down the roof of his home in preparation for Hurricane Lane on Wednesday along Ewa Beach in Honolulu.

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Updated at 7:15 p.m. ET

Hurricane Lane has been downgraded to a Category 3 storm as it slowly makes its way toward the island chain.

As of 2 p.m. local time, Lane was centered about 260 miles south of Honolulu, Melissa Dye, a meteorologist with the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, told NPR.