Lala Update: What to Know After the Storm

The Hawaiian Islands were battered by strong winds and heavy rain this past weekend as Tropical Storm Lala passed south of the state. Residents faced extensive power outages, damaged homes and businesses, and severe flooding. Lala was a Category 1 hurricane earlier in its approach to Hawaiʻi but weakened to a tropical storm before passing south of the Islands. Its center did not cross over land,…