HONOLULU, Sept. 23 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:

Campus closures:

The University of Hawaiʻi will close UH Hilo, Hawaiʻi Community College and all other UH units on Hawaiʻi Island on Thursday and Friday, while UH Maui College and other UH units in Maui County will close Friday, as Tropical Storm Nolo approaches the state and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane. The closures include UH Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience extension offices on Hawaiʻi Island and in Maui County.

Gov. Josh Green ordered state offices and public schools on Hawaiʻi Island and in Maui County to close on those days.

According to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, Nolo stren...