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Hurricane Lala already causing havoc on Big Island; 18,000 without power, flooding, 130 people in shelters : Big Island Now

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 6d ago
41 distinct posts / 48h, matching Lala 41
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6d ago San Francisco was not the only place that got power outage as some of you already Hawai’i got hit by hurricane lala ( no relation to the teletubbies ) and thousands of people on the islands are cur… -4.5
6d ago More than 113,000 homes and businesses remained without power in Hawaii on Monday after Storm Lala extensively damaged the state’s electrical grid, with some customers potentially facing months wit… -7.0
6d ago 🚨 Story update: Thousands without power and at least 100 homes damaged after Tropical Storm Lala lashes Hawaii Power outage figure changed from… Now corroborated by 4 independent sources. Full tim… -6.0
7d ago Ongoing power outage for the past 28 hours here in Honolulu from Hurricane Lala. Haven't opened fridge yet. At least the water is still running because of my building's backup generator. -2.0
7d ago Lala missed landfall, not damage: nearly 3 feet of rain in places, flood rescues, outages and a hard Hawaiian stress test. #Hawaii #Climate -7.5
7d ago Watching #Lala from afar is half like “the media is super overplaying it! What’s a little wind and rain?” And “dangggg that sucks everyone’s power is out and they closed the schools” -1.5
7d ago Lala’s close approach was unusual for Hawaii, where storms typically weaken or pass south of the islands. The storm briefly reached Category 1 strength before its eyewall grazed the southern Big I… -3.5
7d ago Survived Lala! Power came back on just before midnight. Whole house backup lasted entire outage (~2:00am-midnight) since we turned off everything except refrigerator & didn't use the stove & microw… +6.0
7d ago 🚨 Story update: Tens of thousands without power and more than 100 homes damaged as Tropical Storm Lala moves away from Hawaii Power outages now… Now corroborated by 2 independent sources. Full tim… -6.0
7d ago I’m on Oahu, without power for 21 hours. All the islands were battered by Lala and damage reports are coming in. -6.0
7d ago I finally saw "The Odyssey" on IMAX tonight! More than 180,000 without power in Hawaii, 100 homes damaged as Lala weakens to tropical storm | CNBC @cnbc.com -1.5
7d ago Tropical Storm Lala knocks out power to over 150,000 in Hawaii www.wxcentre.ca/post/tropica... -5.5
7d ago 🚨 Story update: Thousands without power and at least 100 homes damaged after Tropical Storm Lala starts to move away from Hawaii Storm now begi… Now corroborated by 2 independent sources. Full tim… -5.0
7d ago 🚨 Story update: Thousands without power and at least 100 homes damaged after Tropical Storm Lala lashes Hawaii Death count removed; home damage… Now corroborated by 4 independent sources. Full tim… -7.5
7d ago Now: About 190,000 customers were without power Sunday as Lala, downgraded to a tropical storm, moved south of Honolulu.  -2.0
7d ago 🙏More than 180,000 without power in Hawaii, 100 homes damaged as Lala weakens to tropical storm. -3.0
7d ago More than 180,000 without power in Hawaii, 100 homes damaged as Lala weakens to tropical storm 🌍 #OmniGaza #AfricanIntel -4.5
7d ago More than 180,000 without power in Hawaii, 100 homes damaged as Lala weakens to tropical storm https://t.co/ViBBj8mAYM — The Right News, Right Now. (@BradPorcellato) Aug 17, 2026 August 16,… -4.0
7d ago More than 180,000 without power in Hawaii, 100 homes damaged as Lala weakens to tropical storm -4.0
7d ago About 250,000 customers were without power Sunday as Lala, downgraded to a tropical storm, moved south of Honolulu.  -4.0
7d ago Hawaii: No electricity after Lala storm | KTVU — KTVU FOX 2 #CaliforniaNews #LocalTV #Video -4.5
7d ago Some 200,000 residents started their day without power on Oʻahu, Maui and Hawaiʻi island as Tropical Storm Lala traveled south of the islands on Sunday morning, with Hawaiian Electric warning power… -4.0
7d ago About 250,000 customers were without power Sunday as Lala, downgraded to a tropical storm, moved south of Honolulu. -4.0
7d ago I was asked what foods we had in our emergency kit to sustain us during Lala and the long power outage. Bread Crackers Chips Peanut Butter Strawberry jam Bananas Apples Cases of bottled water. … +3.0
7d ago Now: About 250,000 customers were without power Sunday as Lala, downgraded to a tropical storm, moved south of Honolulu.  -2.0
7d ago More than 200,000 without power in Hawaii, 100 homes damaged as Lala shifts to tropical storm - Reuters #USNews #Politics #NationalNews -4.0
7d ago Thousands without power and at least 100 homes damaged after Tropical Storm Lala lashes Hawaii www.cnn.com/2026/08/16/w... -6.0
7d ago It's a good thing I am paranoid about electricity. Jackery running my fridge and 600W power inverter running internet router. Most of Oahu has lost power due to tropical storm Lala. +0.5
7d ago 1 dead, thousands without power as Tropical Storm Lala lashes Hawaii - CNN #USNews #Politics #NationalNews -6.5
7d ago Same here. However because of Tropical storm Lala most of the state has no power anyway so I am forced to use the phone app. -2.0

Articles in Story

Tier Title Category Source Feeling SentimentSentiment Score (-5 to +5)
LLM-assessed emotional tone of coverage.

-5 = extremely negative/alarming
0 = neutral/factual
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The colored bar shows position on the scale. Emotion badge uses Plutchik's 8 primary emotions: joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, anticipation.
T3 Hawaiian Electric warns possible power outages from Lala could last days ⚖ Contested power_outage staradvertiser.com anxious, disrupted, urgent
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fear
T3 Over 4k customers remain without power on Hawaii Island, Maui, Oahu power_outage hawaiinewsnow.com frustrated, vulnerable, disrupted
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fear
T3 Several thousand Big Isle HECO customers without power as Lala hits power_outage staradvertiser.com anxious, vulnerable, disrupted
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fear
T3 Hurricane Lala already causing havoc on Big Island; 18,000 without power, flooding, 130 people in shelters : Big Island Now 📄 power_outage bigislandnow.com alarming, vulnerable, urgent
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fear