List of storms named Hina explained

The name Hina has been used to name two tropical cyclones in the SouthPacificOcean and one in the South-WestIndianOcean.

In the SouthPacific:

• Cyclone Hina (1985) – became a Category5 severetropicalcyclone
• Cyclone Hina (1997) – considered the worst tropical cyclone to affect Tonga in 15 years

After the 1996–97 season, the name Hina was retired from future usage in the SouthPacific.

In the South-WestIndianOcean:

• Tropical Storm Hina (2009) – did not affect land

See also

• List of storms named Gina – a similar name that has been used in three tropical cyclone basins