Tropical Storm Lala's approach to Hawaii

O que mudou

• More than 100,000 remained without power Monday and a 90-year-old woman was found dead.
• Lala skirted narrowly south of Hawaii Island as a Category 1 with 80 mph winds.
• Hawaii public schools and government offices were closed and communities were cut off.

Então ainda em aberto

• 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.

O que dissemos que iríamos acompanhar

• How fast Hawaiian Electric can re-energize customers and clear downed lines.
• When cut-off Big Island roads reopen and schools and government resume.

O que mudou

• The eye did not make landfall; it passed south of Hawaii island late Saturday and pulled away.
• Two homes were swept away and a flash flood emergency was in effect for Naalehu.
• Six bridges were destroyed in Ka'u, a Wai'ohinu resident was rescued, and Pahala was isolated.

Então ainda em aberto

• No verified final rainfall total, island-wide damage cost, or reconciled fatality count.

O que dissemos que iríamos acompanhar

• Whether isolated roads and bridges in Ka'u reopen quickly and power is fully restored.
• Whether follow-up surveys revise rain totals, damage counts, and the death toll.

O que mudou

• Lala became a Category 1 hurricane Saturday but its eye passed south of the Big Island without making landfall.
• One person was killed in a storm-related crash and others were injured by a falling tree.
• Two homes were swept away, six bridges in Kaʻū were destroyed, a resident was rescued in Waiʻōhinu and Pāhala was isolated.

Então ainda em aberto

• 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.

O que dissemos que iríamos acompanhar

• Whether southern Hawaiʻi Island communities regain road access and power quickly as Lala moves away.
• Whether the 34-year versus 155-year historic framing is clarified once fuller storm histories are cited.

O que sabíamos inicialmente

• Lala formed Aug. 13 and triggered a Big Island hurricane watch later upgraded to a warning.
• Lala reached Category 1 hurricane strength Saturday with winds up to 80 mph.
• The hurricane skirted the Big Island without making landfall while causing wind and flood damage.

Então ainda em aberto

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

O que dissemos que iríamos acompanhar

• How quickly utilities restore poles and lines around Ocean View and elsewhere.
• Whether streams like those at Wainaku recede without further road or bridge damage.