Storm Lala damages more than 100 homes and several bridges on Hawaii’s Big Island

Lala was downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm Sunday, but could become a hurricane again by Wednesday Clean-up efforts started on Hawaii after Hurricane Lala rolled past the Big Island and dumped heavy rain across the US Pacific state. Lala was downgraded to a tropical storm by the time it grazed the islands, bu

Lala was weakening but still packing a punch as it moved away from the islands, forecasters said.

Aug 16 (Reuters) - More than 180,000 utility customers remained without power across Hawaii on Sunday afternoon after Hurricane Lala brushed the Big Island before being downgraded to a tropical storm.

Aug 16 - More than 180,000 utility customers remained without power across Hawaii on Sunday afternoon after Hurricane Lala brushed the Big Island before being downgraded to a tropical storm.

A resident carries supplies during Hurricane Lala in Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii on Aug 15, 2026. (File photo: AP/Stephen Lam) 17 Aug 2026 10:35AM More than 180,000 utility customers remained without power across Hawaii on Sunday (Aug 16) afternoon after Hurricane Lala brushed the Big Island before being downgraded to

Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm Sunday after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it still punished the Big Island with heavy rain and strong wind gusts. More than three feet of rain fell in some places, and all that water turned rivers into raging torrents. NBC News’ Morgan Chesky reports.

More than 200,000 without power in Hawaii, 100 homes damaged as Lala shifts to tropical storm  Reuters

Flooding rain and strong winds are continuing to move through Hawaii after Hurricane Lala passed by the islands overnight, before weakening slightly Sunday morning to a tropical storm with 65 mph sustained winds and heavy rain.

Thousands without power and at least 100 homes damaged after Tropical Storm Lala lashes Hawaii  CNN

In Honolulu County on Oahu, roughly 130,000 customers were without electricity on Sunday morning.

At least one person was killed in a storm-related car crash on Hawaii’s Big Island as Hurricane Lala struck late Saturday night. Gov. Josh Green confirmed the death, along with 19 roofs ripped off buildings after what he described as an “enormous storm.” Powerful waves pounded the Big Island’s coast as Lala slowly pass

One person is dead, homes have been swept off their foundations and more than 130,000 customers are without power as Tropical Storm Lala grinds westward across the Hawaiian Islands, a day after it brushed the Big Island as a Category 1 hurricane. Gov. Josh Green (D-HI) said Saturday evening that one person was killed i

Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday after its eyewall skirted Hawaii without making landfall. But it continued to punish the state with hurricane-force gusts and pounding rain, reaching a total of nearly one metre in places and sending raging torrents down mountain slopes.

Authorities warn residents to take precautions as storm expected to bring rain and strong winds to the island chain.

Forecasters warn Lala is expected to reach hurricane strength as it approaches Hawaii’s Big Island.

Sustained winds of 39 to 73 mph may batter the area. 08:31, Sat, Aug 15, 2026 Updated: 08:41, Sat, Aug 15, 2026 People in Honolulu are being urged to complete storm preparations (Image: Getty)Tourists and residents in Honolulu have been urged by authorities to complete their storm preparations after a horror Tropical S

Tropical Storm Lala is expected to strengthen to a hurricane before reaching Hawaii’s Big Island this weekend, forecasters said.

See Tropical Storm Lala tracker as storm approaches Hawaii  USA Today