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‘You Can See Everything’: Hurricane Lala Unearths Graves, Remains at Hawaii Island Cemetery
Flooding and erosion from Hurricane Lala exposed nearly 500 burials, and county officials are working to identify and secure remains.
- On Monday, Hurricane Lala's floodwaters tore through a cemetery in Naalehu, Hawaii, on the Big Island, leaving behind a field of mud and disinterred caskets.
- Gaping ravines 50 feet deep now line the access road, while nearby, Auto Repair owner John Masters said his shop lies buried under several feet of mud.
- Searching for loved ones, Jukwa Balos and Maka Gallinger trekked through debris to locate lost graves; Gallinger led eight relatives to find her mother's resting place.
- Tom Callis, a spokesman for Mayor Kimo Alameda, said officials are identifying remains from the nearly 500 burials in the blocked-off cemetery area.
- Community hubs have emerged to provide water and food as residents navigate the loss, while longtime resident Colleen Gundaker said the sight was heartbreaking for lifelong Ka'u residents.
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KLTVHurricane Lala severely damaged a cemetery in Hawaii. (KGMB, KHNL, JONAH GOMES, CNN)
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Storm ravages a cemetery, setting off a hunt for the dead
NAALEHU, Hawaii — Hurricane Lala tore the dead from the earth on Hawaii’s Big Island. On Monday, Jukwa Balos had to know whether her son still was at rest. The post Storm ravages a cemetery, setting off a hunt for the dead appeared first on The Garden Island.
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