4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (131+ words) HONOLULU — With most of the restoration work following Hurricanes Lowell and Lala completed on O‘ahu and Hawai‘i Island, Hawaiian Electric is shifting focus to assist with recovery efforts on Kaua‘i, which is served by a separate utility....

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (343+ words) GEORGE F. LEE /AUG. 17, 2025 A Hawaiian Electric crew works on power lines on Oahu in 2025. The company said about 440 customers remain without electricity today after Hurricane Lowell. Hawaiian Electric said about 440 customers remained without electricity this morning in the aftermath of…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (168+ words) HONOLULU — Bank of Hawai‘i reopened its Lihu‘e and ‘Ele‘ele branches on Kaua‘i and its Wai‘anae branch on O‘ahu Wednesday. The Lihu‘e and ‘Ele‘ele branches will operate on abbreviated hours of 9 a.m. to…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1570+ words) Rice Street in Lihue is practically empty at noon on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026 as people heed the advice of county officials to shelter in place and stay off the roads. With a windy.com map of Hurricane Lowell as a backdrop,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1428+ words) Harvest manager Alejandro Leon stands in a gully next to storm-damaged trees at A Coffee Farm in Pahala. Lala hit about a month before peak harvest time for coffee growers. Shade cloth, sagging under torrential rain and buffeted by high…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (378+ words) Fishing boats docked in the Honolulu Harbor at Piers 16, 17 and 18. The Kapalama terminal was delayed for three years by construction bid protests and pandemic-era slowdowns — but building the terminal to standards that take account of sea-level rise, climate change-induced hurricanes…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (830+ words) The winds of Hurricane Lala knocked a tree onto a parked car at 1332 Houghtailing Street on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. Post Hurricane Lala coverage, Beth Fuller, Kapaau, Hawaii Island on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. Ronit Fahl / Special to the Star-Advertiser Construction crews clear debris…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1149+ words) A crew from Henkels and McCoy, contracted by HECO, worked on restoring a utility pole after Tropical Storm Lala downed a tree and knocked it out of commission on North Road in Ewa Beach on Wednesday. The city has received…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1103+ words) Ronit Fahl / Star Advertiser Volunteers provide essential supplies to the community at Vibrant Hawai’i’s Naahelu Resilience Hub at the Naalehu Howanji in Naalehu on Aug. 22, 2026. After weathering Hurricane Lala, the Hawaiian Islands appear to be catching a break after Tropical…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (738+ words) COURTESY OF IRMA DUENAS WALTER Punalu’u Bake Shop and the Naalehu road fronting the building was inundated by flood waters and mud during Hurricane Lala over the weekend. For over 30 years, Punalu‘u Bake Shop — which claims the title of…...