Tropical Storm Lala's approach to Hawaii

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   Update 417 aug 10:02 UTC36 uur later

   Lala's Brush With Hawaii Left 100,000 in the Dark and One Dead

   Lala skirted the Big Island as an 80-mph Category 1, weakened as it passed Maui to Kauai, and left one dead, 100,000+ without power, and communities cut off.

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   • No verified island-by-island outage breakdown, rainfall totals, or cost estimate is in this file.
   • No verified cause of death details beyond the confirmed fatality have been established here.
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   Update 315 aug 22:01 UTC19 uur later

   Hurricane Lala Skirted the Big Island and Still Left Death and Ruin

   Lala became a Category 1 hurricane, missed landfall south of the Big Island, and still killed one person, swept away homes and isolated Pahala.

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   • No verified final rainfall total, island-wide damage cost, or reconciled fatality count.
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   Update 215 aug 03:19 UTC12 uur later

   Lala Lashed the Big Island, but the Historic Landfall Never Came

   Lala became a Category 1 hurricane but skirted the Big Island, sparing a historic landfall while still killing one person, washing away homes and isolating towns.

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   • No final, island-wide tally of rainfall totals, power restoration or road reopenings is established in these reports.
   • The exact offshore distance of the eye at its closest pass is not stated in these excerpts.
4. 

   Update 114 aug 15:25 UTC

   25 Inches of Rain on the Table as Hurricane Lala Skirted Hawaii

   Forecasters warned of up to two feet of rain as Lala closed to within 420 miles of Hilo. It became an 80-mph hurricane — then skirted the Big Island without making landfall.

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   • Final island-by-island rainfall totals and full damage and outage counts.
   • Whether any location exceeded the isolated 25-inch forecast maximum.