US : Hawaii Narrowly Avoids Direct Hit as Hurricane Lala Brings Strong Weather

KEMA: Impacts felt from Lala, but spared from more severe damage

Administrator Elton Ushio from the Kauai Emergency Management Agency gave Wake Up 2Day an update on the impacts from Lala over the weekend.

Hawaii island avoids a direct hit, but Lala still wreaks havoc

Hawaii island avoided a direct hit from Hurricane Lala Saturday by about 30 miles, but the storm still wreaked havoc across the island before weakening as it moved toward Oahu, where officials warned residents to prepare for worsening conditions today. The post Hawaii island avoids a direct hit, but Lala still wreaks havoc appeared first on The Garden Island.

Lala weakens over Hawaii, but deadly risks remain after hurricane unleashes torrential rain

HONOLULU, Aug 17 — Damage assessments and clean up efforts began yesterday 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 Sunday, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said officials are still investigating whether any storm-related deaths had occurred.“We’re praying that there are essentially no fatalities. The que…

Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii Island with damaging winds, flooding rain

Hurricane Lala brought damaging winds, heavy rain, and power outages to Hawaii Island, forcing road closures and prompting officials to open shelters.

Hawaii island avoids a direct hit, but Lala still wreaks havoc | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Hawaii island avoided a direct hit from Hurricane Lala Saturday by about 30 miles, but the storm still wreaked havoc across the island before weakening as it moved toward Oahu, where officials warned residents to prepare for worsening conditions today.