The Associated Press reported that the ENSO-generated drought in Hawaii was beginning to affect the Big Island's Hilo area. Instead of 15 inches, rainfall to date has been only half an inch, the driest since 1912. A state of emergency prohibits lawn mowing, car washing, and irrigating crops, using water from public systems. Brush fires have burned 2,500 acres, some in suburban area. Macadamia production is expected to plunge 25 % and the nursery industry may be devastated.