r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 24 '26
Governor's update on Moke: Request for emergency declaration, 100 hotel rooms set aside for Big Island residents
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 23 '26
Tropical Storm Moke is forecast to bring heavy rain and gusty winds to Hawaii island today and Monday as it continues tracking south-southwest of the islands. Rainfall is expected to spread across the rest of the Hawaiian Islands through Monday.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 23 '26
Frustration grows as 10,000 plus Hawaiian Electric customers reach a week without power, answers | Big Island Now
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 23 '26
Moke forecast to reach peak intensity soon; storm center should pass couple of hundred miles south of Big Island on Sunday | Big Island Now
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 23 '26
3-year-old Mountain View girl critically injured when struck by truck rolling back in driveway | Big Island Now
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 23 '26
A 93-year-old Naalehu woman reported missing during Hurricane Lala died from storm-related injuries, according to an autopsy completed Thursday. Hawaii County police said May Doi was last seen Aug. 14 at her home on the 95-1100 block of Maia Street in the Naalehu Town Subdivision.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 23 '26
Hawaii County opening several emergency shelters tonight ahead of heavy rain expected as Tropical Storm Moke passes to south of the island Sunday, Forecasters predict that Moke will dump 5 to 10 inches of rain on starting tonight, with 15 inches possible in some windward areas.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 21 '26
Severe storm damage from Lala has cut off some coffee farms in rural southern part of of Hawaii, washing away crops and destroying roads and bridges just as farmers were about to head into harvest season. Separate from Kona coffee region, Kau has built reputation for coffee of its own.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 19 '26
Lala Recovery Begins: Ka‘ū Residents Rally To Share Food, Fuel, Hope. A second body was discovered Tuesday. Local businesses remain battered and shuttered as people from around the Big Island step up to help.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • Aug 19 '26
Two schools on the Big Island will still be closed through Thursday due to the impacts from Hurricane Lala, while all other public schools will reopen on Wednesday.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • Aug 19 '26
Displaced grave markers are seen Monday in Naalehu town on Hawaii island in the wake of Hurricane Lala.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 18 '26
OHA Board Approves First Round Of Emergency Funding For Kaʻū: Native Hawaiians in hardest-hit areas of Big Island eligible for $184,000 in relief funds after Hurricane Lala passes by South Point.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 18 '26
The widespread power outages in the wake of Hurricane Lala are affecting Hawaiʻi Island’s water infrastructure. The Hawaiʻi County Department of Water Supply relies on electricity to pump water up from underground aquifers into its tanks and through its system.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 18 '26
Hurricane Lala: Body Of 90-Year-Old Woman Found In Nāʻālehu Field. The body of a Big Island woman who went missing after the storm was discovered Monday, governor says.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 18 '26
LIST: Help Lala Victims. Here’s Where You Can Donate. Neighborhoods have been devastated by Tropical Storm Lala, which brushed past Hawaiʻi as a hurricane.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 18 '26
Hawaii Island assessment reveals bridges intact as Lala storm recovery continues: Flood damage worse than wind; troops assist with door-to-door searches.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 18 '26
As hard-hit Hawaii Island continues to recover from Hurricane Lala, the island has lost use of its 911 number. The Hawaii Police Department announced the outage Monday morning, providing alternate numbers for residents needing police, fire or ambulance service.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 18 '26
The Hawaii Police Department said that 911 emergency service has been restored.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 18 '26
Videos of Big Island's Rainbow Falls show dramatic impact of Hurricane Lala
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 18 '26
The Hawaii Department of Health issued a boil water notice to customers served by Punaluu Water and Sanitation LLC public water system and Wood Valley Water and Farm Co-op Public Water System.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 18 '26
All public schools, county offices, and state offices on Hawaiʻi Island will remain closed on Tuesday as cleanup and recovery efforts continue. Gov. Josh Green and Hawaiʻi County Mayor Kimo Alameda announced the extension of the closures during a press conference on Monday.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 17 '26
A water distribution will begin at 3 p.m. on Monday, August 17, 2026, at multiple locations across Hawaii Island for residents impacted by Hurricane Lala.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 18 '26
HIEMA director discusses Hawaii National Guard response during Lala recovery: About 200 guard members deployed statewide, with focus on Hawaii Island.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 18 '26
'Kaʻū people are so resilient,' resident updates on district's recovery
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