Hurricane Lala Pummels Hawaii—Despite Never Making Landfall
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- Hurricane Lala never made landfall but left a path of destruction across Hawaii over the weekend, bringing strong winds, torrential rain and mudslides.
- More than 100 homes on Hawaii's Big Island were damaged or swept away by the storm's combined wind, rain and landslide activity.
- Felled trees blocked key roads on the Big Island, hampering access to affected areas.
- Hawaii's Big Island — the island of Hawaii — suffered the brunt of Hurricane Lala's impact, even though the storm itself did not come ashore.
Why it matters: More than 100 homes were damaged or swept away on Hawaii's Big Island despite Hurricane Lala never making landfall, a reminder that peripheral hurricane effects can be devastating well outside the storm's direct path. Recovery is now complicated by felled trees blocking key roads on the hardest-hit island.
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