NewzCleanup continues in Hawaii after Hurricane Lala tore roofs off houses, uprooted trees and covered roads in mud and rock HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaiian communities still picking up the pieces after last weekend’s hurricane could get pounded again in the coming days.Hurricane Lala tore roofs off houses, uprooted trees, covered roads in mud and rock and left many households without electricity. With nearly 15,000 homes and businesses still dark Thursday, forecasters warned of the likelihood of another tropical cyclone forming southeast of the islands.A depression moving west and northwest could become a tropical storm Thursday and is expected to pass near or south of Hawaii's Big Island this weekend, according to the National Weather Service’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center.
That could mean up to 15 inches of rain across the Big Island and life-threatening flooding, mudslides and rip currents, the hurricane center said.Hawaii Gov. Josh Green and other state officials planned a news conference Thursday afternoon to discuss the potential cyclone as well as the ongoing recovery efforts related to the hurricane, which has been blamed for two deaths in the state.The body of a man in his 60s was located by residents in a pasture Tuesday, a day after police were asked to conduct a welfare check, police said. That followed the discovery Monday of May Doi, 93, whom neighbors said was escaping floodwaters in her home and trying to get to a nearby shelter.Doi was a beloved former kindergarten teacher who taught generations of residents in a small town on Hawaii’s Big Island.“She taught grandkids of her students,” said ʻĀina Akamu, a former student of Doi’s who is now a vice principal at a local school.
“She was a fixture in this community."Now well west of Hawaii’s main islands, Lala reached major Category 3 strength with top sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph) on Wednesday in what the National Hurricane Center called the first major hurricane of 2026 in the Central Pacific Ocean.The heaviest recorded rainfall, 43.54 inches (1.1 meters), occurred in Laupahoehoe on the northeast coast of the Big Island, the National Weather Service said. Dozens of homes were washed from foundations, bridges were damaged and a collapsed section of a two-lane road had cut off access to the community of Pahala.About 13,200 customers on the Big Island remained without power Thursday, the Hawaiian Electric utility said. Repairs in the heavily damaged areas of the Big Island, including the southern end, could take …
Hurricane Lala tore roofs off houses, uprooted trees, covered roads in mud and rock and left many households without electricity. A depression moving west and northwest could become a tropical storm Thursday and is expected to pass near or south of Hawaii’s Big Island this weekend, according to the National Weather Service’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center. The body of a man in his 60s was located by residents in a pasture Tuesday, a day after police were asked to conduct a welfare check, police said.
Doi was a beloved former kindergarten teacher who taught generations of residents in a small town on Hawaii’s Big Island. “She taught grandkids of her students,” said ʻĀina Akamu, a former student of Doi’s who is now a vice principal at a local school. The heaviest recorded rainfall, 43.54 inches (1.1 meters), occurred in Laupahoehoe on the northeast coast of the Big Island, the National Weather Service said.
About 13,200 customers on the Big Island remained without power Thursday, the Hawaiian Electric utility said. HONOLULU (AP) — Communities still recovering from last weekend’s hurricane in Hawaii could get pounded again in coming days from another tropical system gaining strength over warm Pacific waters. Communities in Hawaii, especially those on the Big Island still picking up the pieces after Hurricane Lala last weekend, could get pounded again in the coming days.
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