1 Death Linked to Tropical Storm Lala as More than 100,000 Remain without Power in Hawaii
Hawaiian Electric said the storm downed trees and transmission towers, while officials reported one death and damage to roads, homes and communications.
- Tropical Storm Lala moved past Hawaii on Sunday, leaving nearly 104,000 customers without power and causing one fatality in Naalehu after weakening from a hurricane.
- Intense winds reached 140 mph atop the Mauna Kea volcano, while the Big Island's power transmission system suffered "extensive damage" from strong gusts taking down trees and utility poles.
- State Representative Jeanné Kapela reported that communities in the Kau district are isolated with collapsed roads and washed out cemeteries, including the small community of Punaluu, home to about 100 households.
- U.S. Senator Brian Schatz urged Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Monday to approve emergency funding for debris removal and road repairs; public schools and county offices on the Big Island remain closed Tuesday.
- Governor Josh Green vowed that recovery will be "somewhat brisk" as cleanup efforts begin, while the storm continues moving westward and is forecast to become a hurricane again by Wednesday.
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Rain from Tropical Storm Lala floods Kapiolani Boulevard in front of the Hawaii Convention Center on Sunday, August 16, 2026, in Honolulu. (Kevin Fujii/Honolulu Civil Beat via AP) Kevin Fujii/AP This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) taken at 3:50 p.m. EDT on Sunday, August 16, 2026, shows Tropical Storm Lala over Hawaii.
Crews work to restore power to thousands after Lala raked Hawaii - Regional Media News
Crews were working to restore power to thousands of Hawaii residents Tuesday after the outer bands of Lala battered the archipelago over the weekend, causing destructive flooding and killing one person, before weakening from a hurricane to a tropical storm. Crews on the Big Island were working to clear and restore roads. Most public schools across Hawaii reopened but Hawaii County's non-emergency operations were still suspended, officials said. …
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Tropical Storm Lala devastates Hawaii
One person has been killed and more than 100,000 remain without power in Hawaii in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Lala.
1 death linked to Tropical Storm Lala as more than 100,000 remain without power in Hawaii - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
HONOLULU (AP) — Thousands were without power Monday after Tropical Storm Lala uprooted trees from downtown Honolulu to the Big Island, where intense flash-flooding and strong winds...
At least one person died after tropical storm Lala passed through Hawaii, while about 104,000 customers remained without electricity this Monday, after the phenomenon caused flooding, strong winds and the fall of trees from Honolulu to the Big Island. According to NBC News, communities at the southern end of the Big Island were isolated after communications were lost and several roads were blocked by rubble. Flood waters also affected some cemet…
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