 In the Central Pacific Hurricane Center 's area of responsibility ( 140 ° W to the International Date Line ) , three depressions , two tropical storms , and one hurricane formed . Overall , there were eleven tropical cyclones , eight tropical storms , five hurricanes , and three major hurricanes that formed or entered the Central Pacific region . These numbers are well above the long @-@ term average of four tropical cyclones , two hurricanes , one tropical storm , and two depressions . The exceptionally high activity was contributed to by an El Niño ongoing at the time . 
