Just as power is being restored and life has started to go back to normal in some parts of the island following Hurricane Lala, Hawaii County residents are now bracing for Tropical Storm Moke, which is expected to pass south of the island this weekend.
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Volunteers prepare supplies at the Fern Acres resilience hub on Thursday. (Courtesy photo/ Claudia Ziroli)
By GRACE INEZ ADAMS Hawaii Tribune-Herald
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Just as power is being restored and life has started to go back to normal in some parts of the island following Hurricane Lala, Hawaii County residents are now bracing for Tropical Storm Moke, which is expected to pass south of the island this weekend.
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| # | Наименование новости | Тональность | Информативность | Дата публикации |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tropical Storm Moke continues toward Hawaii | 0 | 5.06 | 22-08-2026 |
| 2 | Another storm is brewing southeast of the Big Isle | 0 | 4.69 | 20-08-2026 |
| 3 | ‘The aftermath of it all shocked me’: Big Isle residents assess damage, prep for a long recovery after Lala | 0 | 3.93 | 18-08-2026 |
| 4 | ‘Take this new storm seriously’: A week after Lala, more potentially damaging weather is on the way | 0 | 4.57 | 21-08-2026 |
| 5 | Big Isle nonprofits mobilize to provide, food, water, ice | 0 | 6.26 | 20-08-2026 |
| 6 | Lala spares Hawaii tourism major damage | 0 | 7.39 | 20-08-2026 |
| 7 | Hawaii’s Big Island lashed by rain and wind as Tropical Storm Lala closes in | 0 | 5.33 | 15-08-2026 |
| 8 | Lala unearths graves, caskets at Na‘alehu cemetery | 0 | 8.88 | 19-08-2026 |
| 9 | Lawmakers assess Lala damage; $6M in emergency funds OK’d | 0 | 7.12 | 20-08-2026 |
| 10 | NWS predicts Category 1 hurricane as Lala approaches | 0 | 10.42 | 13-08-2026 |