Severe weather causes sudden turbulence, Sends United Airlines passangers to Honolulu hospital

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/28113271/severe-weather-causes-sudden-turbulence-and-sends-united-airlines-passengers-to-honolulu-hospital

"The stormy weather didn't cause major problems just on the ground but in the air as well.

Hawaii Department of Transportation says says sudden turbulence jolted United Airlines Flight 15 bound from Newark to Honolulu. The turbulence injured seven people; five needed to go Queens Medical Center. Four of them were crew members, while the fifth was a teenage girl with a head injury and nausea. Two of the other flight crew members declined transport to the hospital. The plane landed around 4:00 p.m.

About two hours into United Airlines Flight 1716, which left Honolulu heading to Los Angeles around noon, the DOT says the crew smelled fumes in the cockpit. The plane was sent back to land on Maui. But because of the bad weather there, it returned to Honolulu.

In addition, the DOT claims six other flights heading to Maui all needed to be diverted to Honolulu because of the weather."