Tropical Storm Lala leaves 200,000 without power in Hawaii

Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm after skirting the Hawaiian islands but still delivered hurricane-force winds, torrential rain, and widespread flooding that killed at least one person and left over 200,000 customers without elec

First covered Aug 16, 2026 · 4:45 PM PT · 4 articles

Tropical Storm Lala leaves 200,000 without power in Hawaii — Image via theguardian.com

Coverage

11h Inside Climate News Hurricane Lala Pummels Hawaii—Despite Never Making Landfall — Despite never making landfall, Hurricane Lala left a path of destruction across Hawaii over the weekend.

1d Yale Climate Connections Hawaii reeling after Lala’s powerful sideswipe — Over 110,000 customers remained without power across the islands Monday afternoon amid widespread flooding.

1d Heatmap News In Hawaii, a Rare Tropical Storm Leaves 200,000 Without Power —

2d Guardian Environment Lala weakens to tropical storm as it lashes Hawaii with heavy wind and rain — Hurricane Lala downgraded after skirting Big Island as one person dies and over 130,000 households are without power Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical…

Primary sources

civilbeat.org Lala's Wrath: Homes Swept Away, Some Power Outages May Last Months — cited by 2 of the outlets above

aoml.noaa.gov How does El Niño Impact Atlantic Hurricane Season - NOAA/AOML

blm.gov Geothermal Energy: Utah | Bureau of Land Management

More coverage from around the web

kitv.com Tropical Storm Lala causes power outages across Hawaii: 178k+ customers impacted | Business | kitv.com

newsweek.com Hurricane Lala Tracker as Storm Sparks Power Outage in Hawaii - Newsweek

kitv.com Tropical Storm Lala causes power outages across Hawaii: 178k+ customers impacted | Business | kitv.com

hawaiinewsnow.com Power outages impact over 197K in Hawaii as Tropical Storm Lala hampers utility crews | Hawaii News Now First Alert Weather

khon2.com 88K Hawaii customers remain without power as restoration efforts continue

Appeared in: 2026-08-19 (#19)

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