Tropical Storm Lala leaves Hawaii flooded and without power

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Aug 18, 2026 · 66 words

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Tropical Storm Lala leaves Hawaii flooded and without power NewsFeed Tropical Storm Lala leaves Hawaii flooded and without power Tropical Storm Lala has left parts of Hawaii facing severe flooding, widespread power outages and blocked roads after brushing the…

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Nearly 104,000 customers remained without electricity on Monday, while around 100 homes were swept away or damaged on the Big Island.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Tropical Storm Lala has left parts of Hawaii facing severe flooding, widespread power outages and blocked roads after brushing the islands.

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Claim 1: “Tropical Storm Lala has left parts of Hawaii facing severe flooding, widespread power outages and blocked roads after brushing the islands.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Tropical Storm Lala caused flooding, power outages, and road closures/debris in Hawaii. Wikipedia also confirms the existence of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Lala affecting the Big Island.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Pacific hurricane season is the current Pacific hurricane season in the Northern Hemisphere. The season officially began on May 15, 2026, and will end on November 30, 2026. For the Central Pa…
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 2: “Nearly 104,000 customers remained without electricity on Monday”

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There is a conflict in the specific numbers regarding power outages. One source mentions '100k+ without power', while another specific report from August 17, 2026, cites '183,123 customers without power' (with 130,000 on Oahu). The claim of 'nearly 104,000' is not explicitly confirmed by the provided evidence and is contradicted by the higher figure of 183k.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mauna Loa (, Hawaiian: [ˈmɐwnə ˈlowə]; lit. 'Long Mountain') is one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. Mauna Loa is Earth's largest acti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauna_Loa

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Waipahu (Hawaiian pronunciation: [vɐjˈpɐhu] ) is a former sugarcane plantation town and now census-designated place (CDP) located in the ʻEwa District on the island of Oʻahu in the City & County of Ho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waipahu,_Hawaii

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Claim 3: “around 100 homes were swept away or damaged on the Big Island.”

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Two independent sources explicitly mention that more than 100 homes were ruined or damaged on the Big Island due to the storm.

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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 — Hilo (, HEE-low; Hawaiian pronunciation: [ˈhilo]) is the largest settlement in and the county seat of Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States, which encompasses the Island of Hawaiʻi, and is a census-de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilo,_Hawaii

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