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Around 15–16 August, the centre of Hurricane Lala passed over waters off the southern tip of Hawaiʻi Island

Around 15–16 August, the centre of Hurricane Lala passed over waters off the southern tip of Hawaiʻi Island before weakening to a tropical storm. During this period, it brought heavy rainfall, while fallen trees brought down power lines. According to the power outage information website poweroutageus.com, around 219,000 customers across Hawaii were without power at 12:05 p.m. Hawaii Governor Josh Green said on 16 August that authorities had received reports of at least 100 homes being damaged.

Source: Reuters; Radio Taiwan International (Taiwan); PTS News (Taiwan)