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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1 death linked to Tropical Storm Lala as more than 100,000 remain without power in Hawaii - Boston 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...
A Woman Died in Hawaii as Tropical Storm Lala Swept Through; More than 100,000 Remain without Power.
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 isolated already struggling communities…
A woman was found dead in connection with the tropical storm »Lala«. Due to the storm 100,000 households were without electricity, about 100 houses were washed away.
Hawaii tropical storms leave 1.17 lakh without power, one dead
Honolulu: Thousands were without power Monday, August 17, after Tropical Storm Lala uprooted trees from downtown Honolulu to the Big Island, where intense flash flooding and strong winds isolated already-remote communities. In the hard-hit southern end of the Big Island, communities were isolated as they were cut off from communication and roads were blocked by debris. Floodwaters disturbed some grave sites. Officials announced one fatality blam…
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