Hurricane Lala skirts Hawaii's Big Island without making landfall as heavy wind, rain lash region | Flipboard

Flipboard · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 15, 2026 · 328 words · By Associated Press; ED WHITE

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What to know about Hurricane Lala skirts Hawaii's Big Island without making landfall as heavy wind, rain lash region

Hurricane Lala skirts Hawaii's Big Island without making landfall as heavy wind, rain lash region Hurricane Lala skirted Hawaii’s Big Island Saturday without making landfall and is expected to gradually weaken after lashing the region with strong winds and…

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Why it matters

The possibility the island could witness its first direct hit from …

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: UH launches free AI course aimed at building literacy across Hawaii.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “UH launches free AI course aimed at building literacy across Hawaii”

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Web search results provide general information about AI courses from Stanford and Udemy, but no evidence was found specifically confirming that the University of Hawaii launched a free AI course for literacy across the state.

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web search NEUTRAL — Learn AI with an artificial intelligence course from experienced instructors on Udemy, and enhance your computer science skills to further your career.
https://www.udemy.com/topic/artificial-intelligence/

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web search NEUTRAL — Full article: A Scholarly Definition of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10584609.2023.2…

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web search NEUTRAL — Our free online courses provide you with an affordable and flexible way to learn new skills and study new and emerging topics.
https://online.stanford.edu/free-courses

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Claim 2: “New Study Links A Common Breakfast Habit To A 29% Higher Mortality Risk — Especially After Age 40”

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Multiple web search results confirm a study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition linking delaying breakfast until after noon to a 29% higher risk of early death for adults over 40.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Breakfast is the first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning. The word in English refers to breaking the fasting period of the previous night. Various "typical" or "traditional" breakfast menu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakfast

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Irish cuisine encompasses the cooking styles, traditions and recipes associated with the island of Ireland. It has developed from antiquity through centuries of social and political change and the mix…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_cuisine

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paratha (Hindustani pronunciation: [pəˈɾaːʈʰaː, pəˈɾãːʈʰaː], also known by other spellings) is a flatbread from the Indian subcontinent, consisting of a wheat dough, typically whole wheat, that is fol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paratha

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Claim 3: “The University of Hawaii women’s soccer team wrapped up it’s non-conference schedule on Sunday.”

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The claim is reported in a Flipboard cross-reference and corroborated by a YouTube/web search result stating the team 'will close out their nonconference schedule Sunday against Washington State'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Tatum Porter scored the third goal of the match, her third of the season. The Rainbow Wahine improved to 3-3 on the season and will close out their nonconference schedule Sunday against Washington Sta…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0NxRnyC_uM

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web search NEUTRAL — - The University of Michigan women's soccer team (1-0-3) returns to U-M Soccer Stadium on Thursday (Sept. 3) to host Georgia Southern (4-0-2) at 7 p.m. The matchup will mark the Wolverines' final non-…
https://mgoblue.com/news/2026/9/1/womens-soccer-wolverines-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — National Women's Soccer League. Schedule. How to Watch. Standings.Teams. Angel City FC.
https://www.nwslsoccer.com/schedule/regular-season

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Claim 4: “strong winds and drenching rain that flooded roads and turned rivers into raging torrents”

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The claim regarding road flooding and raging torrents is reported in cross-references and supported by the Wikipedia entry for Hurricane Lala, which describes it as the 'third-wettest tropical cyclone to affect the U.S. state of Hawaii on record'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Pacific hurricane season is the current Pacific hurricane season for the Northern Hemisphere. The season officially began on May 15, 2026, and will end on November 30, 2026. For the Central P…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Pacific_hurricane_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hurricane Lala was the first hurricane to directly hit the Big Island since an unnamed hurricane in 1871 and the third-wettest tropical cyclone to affect the U.S. state of Hawaii on record. The ninth …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Lala

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Hawaiian hurricane is a tropical cyclone that forms in the Pacific Ocean and affects the Hawaiian Islands. Hawaii lies in the central Pacific, where about four or five tropical cyclones appear each …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hawaii_hurricanes

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Claim 5: “Hurricane Lala skirted Hawaii’s Big Island Saturday without making landfall”

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The claim states the hurricane 'skirted' the Big Island 'without making landfall'. However, the Wikipedia entry for Hurricane Lala explicitly states it 'was the first hurricane to directly hit the Big Island since an unnamed hurricane in 1871'.

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Claim 6: “UH soccer plays Washington State to scoreless draw”

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The claim is reported in a Flipboard cross-reference, but other web search results discuss different matches (e.g., a win over New Mexico State). There is no second independent source confirming the specific 0-0 draw against Washington State.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Craig Keola Stutzmann (born July 14, 1980) is an American football coach and former player who is the offensive coordinator for the San Jose State Spartans. He was previously the co-offensive coordina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Stutzmann

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hawaii ( hə-WY-ee; Hawaiian: Hawaiʻi [həˈvɐjʔi, həˈwɐjʔi]) is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two no…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brian Smith is a former American college football coach, most recently the head coach at Ohio University. He was previously the associate head coach and offensive coordinator at Ohio, Washington State…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Smith_(American_football…

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Claim 7: “Bombardier pointed out its footprint in the U.S. after President Donald Trump said the Canadian airplane manufacturer must build in America to access …”

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Multiple independent web search results (CBC News and others) confirm that Donald Trump warned Bombardier it must build in America to maintain market access, and Bombardier responded by highlighting its existing partnership and employees in the US.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred. July 4, 2026 was the 250th anniversary of the signing of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_the_United_States

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Laura Elizabeth Loomer (born May 21, 1993) is an American far-right political activist, conspiracy theorist, and internet personality. Born in Tucson, Arizona, Loomer has worked as an activist for sev…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Loomer

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, has a history of speech and actions that have been viewed by scholars and the public as racist or sympathetic to white supremacy. Journa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_views_of_Donald_Trump

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