Damage
alo g
a
oadway
o
the
easte
edge
of
Hawaii’s
Big
Isla d
f om
Hu ica e
Lala
(AP
photo)
T opical
Sto m
Lala
bega
movi g
away
f om
Hawaii
o
Su day
afte
batte i g
the
isla ds
with
heavy
ai
a d
powe ful
wi ds,
leavi g
at
least
100
homes
damaged
o
swept
away
a d
ea ly
1,84,000
custome s
without
powe .
Lala
fo med
as
a
t opical
sto m
o
August
13
a d
st e gthe ed
i to
a
Catego y
1
hu ica e
as
it
app oached
the
Big
Isla d
o
Satu day,
befo e
weake i g
agai
as
it
moved
westwa d.The
sto m
b ought
to e tial
ai ,
flash
floodi g,
la dslides
a d
hu ica e-fo ce
wi d
gusts
ac oss
Hawaii.
Mo e
tha
30
i ches
of
ai
fell
i
pa ts
of
the
Big
Isla d,
while
gusts
at
highe
elevatio s
topped
161
kph.
Despite
the
scale
of
the
damage,
Lala
eve
made
la dfall,
with
its
eyewall
passi g
close
to
the
southe
coast
of
the
Big
Isla d.
Damage
ac oss
the
isla ds
Hawaii
gove o
Josh
G ee
said
at
least
100
homes
we e
damaged
o
swept
away
o
the
Big
Isla d.
No
deaths
have
bee
co fi med
i
co ectio
with
the
homes
that
we e
washed
away,
although
officials
we e
i vestigati g
two
othe
deaths
to
dete mi e
whethe
they
we e
sto m- elated.Rescue
teams
we e
se t
to
the
coastal
commu ities
of
Naalehu
a d
Waiohi u
afte
floodwate s
swept
th ough
the
a ea.
G ee
said
a
elde ly
woma
was
escued
f om
a
t ee
afte
he
home
was
washed
away.
Floodi g
also
damaged
oads
a d
small
b idges.
A
sectio
of
highway
ea
Pahala
collapsed
afte
floodwate s
su ged
ac oss
it,
leavi g
up
to
2,500
eside ts
isolated.
G ee
wa ed
that
the
Big
Isla d
was
likely
to
have
suffe ed
ume ous
la dslides.Mo e
tha
30
i ches
of
ai
fell
i
pa ts
of
the
Big
Isla d,
while
highe
elevatio s
eco ded
up
to
89
cm.
I
Ho olulu,
the
fi e
depa tme t
eceived
mo e
tha
600
weathe – elated
calls
by
Su day
afte oo ,
i cludi g
147
epo ts
of
falle
t ees.
Roofs
we e
blow
off
a d
powe
li es
we e
b ought
dow
i
seve al
a eas.Mo e
tha
190
flights
we e
postpo ed
a d
52
we e
ca celled,
although
ai po ts
ac oss
the
state
emai ed
ope .
Lakhs
without
powe
A ou d
184,000
homes
a d
busi esses
we e
still
without
elect icity
ac oss
Hawaii
as
Lala
moved
west.
Nea ly
70%
of
custome s
o
the
Big
Isla d
had
lost
powe .At
least
th ee
hospitals
we e
ope ati g
o
ge e ato s,
while
falle
t ees
a d
damaged
oads
we e
slowi g
epai
a d
eme ge cy
wo k.
Officials
said
some
commu ities
emai ed
difficult
to
each
because
of
washed-out
oads
a d
b idges.Ho olulu
also
saw
widesp ead
dis uptio ,
with
falle
t ees,
damaged
i f ast uctu e
a d
flooded
oads
epo ted
ac oss
the
city.T opical
sto m
wa i gs
emai ed
i
effect
fo
seve al
isla ds,
with
fo ecaste s
wa i g
that
heavy
ai
could
co ti ue
to
t igge
flash
floods
a d
mudslides
eve
as
Lala
moved
away.
Majo
impact
without
la dfall
Lala
st e gthe ed
i to
a
Catego y
1
hu ica e
o
Satu day
befo e
weake i g
to
a
t opical
sto m.
It
made
its
closest
app oach
to
the
Big
Isla d
at
a ou d
5
p.m.
local
time,
with
its
eyewall
passi g
oughly
30
miles
offsho e.The
sto m
the efo e
did
ot
make
la dfall,
but
its
powe ful
wi ds
a d
ai
still
batte ed
the
isla ds.
Wi d
gusts
eached
mo e
tha
161
kph
at
the
summit
of
Mau a
Kea,
while
powe ful
waves
hit
the
Big
Isla d
coast.The
Natio al
Hu ica e
Ce te
said
Lala’s
effects
we e
expected
to
move
out
of
the
Hawaiia
Isla ds
by
Mo day
mo i g.
Howeve ,
the
th eat
f om
floodi g
a d
mudslides
emai ed
as
ai ba ds
co ti ued
to
pass
ove
the
isla ds.Fo ecaste s
also
said
Lala
could
st e gthe
agai
afte
movi g
fa the
west
of
Hawaii,
pote tially
becomi g
a
hu ica e
agai
by
Tuesday
o
Wed esday.