Climate entity
All 1 tracked stories fall under one category: extreme-weather. Big Island is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 1 of the 1 tracked story. Each carries 2 original sources on average. We currently track 1 Climate story that mention Hawaiian Islands, all published on August 17, 2026.
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All 1 tracked stories fall under one category: extreme-weather. Big Island is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 1 of the 1 tracked story. Each carries 2 original sources on average. We currently track 1 Climate story that mention Hawaiian Islands, all published on August 17, 2026.
Computed from the 1 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 8 Climate stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
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Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Hawaiian Islands. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
Downgraded to tropical storm
The National Hurricane Center downgrades Lala at 2:00 a.m. HST (1200 GMT) as it pulls away from the Big Island without making landfall.
Damage assessments and cleanup begin
Governor Josh Green and emergency management officials hold a news conference; officials investigate possible storm-related deaths.
Tropical storm warnings spread across state
Warnings are issued for Maui, Molokai, Kahoolawe, Lanai, Oahu, Kauai, and Niihau; heavy rain and flood risk spread westward.
Lala strengthens into Category 1 hurricane
Hurricane Lala reaches sustained winds up to 75 mph (120 km/h, or 129 km/h in one report) near Hawaii.
Hawaii's Big Island began recovery on Aug. 16 after Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm without making landfall. The National Hurricane Center expected 30-35 inches of rain over windward slopes, and officials warned that post-storm cleanup with generators and chainsaws poses a hidden casualty risk. The event underscores how extreme rainfall, not just wind, now drives Hawaii's climate risk.
Hawaiian Islands is linked from 1 story on this site, each scored at or above our 35% relevance threshold — see how these pages are built.
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