Hawaii's Big Island begins recovery efforts as Hurricane Lala downgrades

Honolulu, United States—Damage assessments and clean up efforts began Sunday as Hurricane Lala, which was downgraded to a tropical storm overnight, rolled past Hawaii’s Big Island and kept dumping heavy rain across the US Pacific state’s archipelago. At a news conference Sunday, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said officials are still investigating whether any storm-related deaths had occurred. “We’re…