Former Teacher, 93, Among the Deaths Blamed on Storm as Hawaii Residents Struggle to Clean Up
Police said the 93-year-old Naalehu resident was found dead after flooding from Hurricane Lala, and an autopsy is scheduled.
- On Monday, Hawaii police identified 93-year-old May Doi of Naalehu as the victim found dead following flooding from Hurricane Lala after she was reported missing during the weekend storm.
- While Hurricane Lala lingered off the island's southern tip Saturday, heavy rain, flooding, and mudslides caused the greatest destruction in the Kau district rather than high winds, officials reported.
- About 240 Hawaii National Guard personnel were activated statewide to assist with search and recovery operations, with roughly 60 currently deployed to Hawaii County, the most impacted area.
- Gov. Josh Green announced $3 million in immediate state assistance for recovery, while the U.S. Department of Transportation approved $6 million for repairing storm-damaged transportation infrastructure.
- The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a developing tropical storm system that could reach the Hawaiian Islands by the weekend as residents face weeks of power restoration and infrastructure repairs.
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One dead after Hurricane Lala flooding as Hawaii island begins long recovery
Floodwaters that swept through the Kau community of Naalehu killed a 93-year-old woman — a discovery made Monday as officials began confronting the scale of damage left by Lala, which strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane before wreaking havoc on Hawaii island over the weekend. The post One dead after Hurricane Lala flooding as Hawaii island begins long recovery appeared first on The Garden Island.
Two people have died in Hawaii after Hurricane Lala made landfall, as residents continue to battle the damage left by the powerful storm. Among the dead is a 93-year-old former kindergarten teacher who went missing on Monday and was found dead. Mae Doi had spent decades teaching children at Na'alhu Elementary School on the southern part of the Big Island, having taught generations of residents. Neighbors and former students say she may have trie…
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