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1. Article · Aug 16, 2026 · Alexa St. John And Ed White

   Lala downgrades to tropical storm, sending drenching rain and winds across the Hawaiian islands (opens the original)

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   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 mountainsides. A search-and-rescue mission including Civil Defense, the National Guard and a Coast Guard helicopter was launched after flash floods apparently swept several occupied homes off their foundations in the coastal

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2. Article · Aug 15, 2026 · Alexa St. John And Ed White

   Lala strengthens to Category 1 hurricane, bears down on Hawaii’s Big Island with heavy rain, dangerous winds (opens the original)

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   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. The National Hurricane Center said Lala’s maximum sustained winds increased to 120 kph, making it a Category 1 hurricane. The eyewall 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. Whitec

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