(ABOVE) Video excerpt courtesy the White House, taken from the August 7th press briefing.

WASHINGTON D.C. – As it faces two hurricane heading in its direction, Hawaii’s plight is being monitored by the White House. In today’s White House Press Briefing, Press Secretary Josh Earnest begins the session by making special note of Hurricane’s Iselle and Julio.

The first storm, Hurricane Iselle, will be moving over the Big Island tonight, and passing south of the other islands on Friday. A few days later, Julio will enter the picture. Currently, Julio is a Category Three Hurricane, but forecasters believe it will be a Tropical Storm by the time it arrives.