Homes destroyed by mudslide brought by Lala on Hawaii's Big Island

"The boulders that were coming down were so heavy they were like shaking the ground," resident Alice Birnbaum told CBS News.

Section of highway in Hawaii destroyed after Hurricane Lala  CNN

HONOLULU - Damage assessments and clean up efforts began on Aug 16 as Hurricane Lala, which was downgraded to a tropical storm overnight, rolled past Hawaii’s Big Island and kept dumping heavy rain across the US Pacific state’s archipelago.At a news conference on Aug 16, Hawaii Governor Josh Green said officials are st

One person died in a car accident, governor says, while rainfall could produce flooding and mudslides Hurricane Lala skirted Hawaii’s Big Island on Saturday without making landfall and was expected to gradually weaken after lashing the region with strong winds and drenching rain that flooded roads and turned rivers int

Hurricane Lala is expected to gradually weaken after the eye of the storm passed the southern tip of Hawaii's Big Island without making landfall, but heavy rainfall could produce flooding and mudslides as tens of thousands of homes are without power.

Hurricane Lala Caused It To Snow On The Big Island Of Hawaii  Forbes

Hurricane Lala has skirted Hawaii’s Big Island without making landfall and is expected to weaken after lashing the region with strong winds and drenching rain

Hurricane Lala approached Hawaii's Big Island as a Category 1 storm. Powerful winds and heavy rain brought dangerous surf and potential flooding. Over 40,000 utility customers across Hawaii lost electricity. Residents prepared for destructive winds, falling trees, and extended power outages. The storm's path raised

Lala, formerly a tropical storm, strengthened into a hurricane on Saturday morning as it approached the Big Island of Hawaii, U.S. weather officials said. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Lala's maximum sustained winds reached 75 mph (120 km/h), making it a Category 1 hurricane.

Hawaii’s Big Island was threatened Saturday with its first possible direct hit from a hurricane in 155 years as Hurricane Lala roared in the Pacific Ocean and gusty wind, waves and rain pounded the region.

Residents on Hawaii's Big Island brace for a first possible direct hit from a hurricane in 155 years.

Lala Strengthens Into A Hurricane And Bears Down On Hawaii’s Big Island With Heavy Rain, Winds  HuffPost

The eye wall was forecast to move over or near the island’s southern end by the evening, lashing its worst winds at volcanic slopes thousands of feet above sea level.

The storm could become Hawaii's first hurricane to directly strike the island in 155 years.

Lala strengthens into a hurricane and bears down on Hawaii’s Big Island with heavy rain, winds  AP News

The National Hurricane Center said Lala's maximum sustained winds increased to 75 mph (120 kph), making it a Category 1 hurricane.