- Hurricane Lala (Category 1) battered Hawaii with strong winds and heavy rain, producing gusts over 100 mph on Maunakea and prompting life‑threatening flood and mudslide warnings.
- More than 40,000 customers lost power statewide—about 31,800 on the Big Island—after fallen trees and damaged transmission lines.
- Major travel disruptions: Hilo and Kona airports were closed and commercial ports on Hawaii Island, Maui County and Kaua‘i were shut, with utilities warning of possible extended outages.
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