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Tropical Storm Lala soaks Hawaii's Big Island
August 16, 2026
Tropical Storm Lala regains strength near Hawaii, soaking the Big Island with rain and wind without making landfall, according to satellite imagery from Saturday.
NPR reports that Lala has strengthened back into a tropical storm, bringing damaging wind and heavy rainfall to Hawaii, and carries a NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, Aug. 15, placing the storm over the Pacific Ocean near the islands. The New York Times reports the storm battering Hawaii's Big Island with wind and rain while stopping short of landfall there, corroborating NPR's account of the storm's position and its effects on the ground.
The account is widely carried. Additional outlets report the same details, which points to shared wire or release material behind the coverage rather than separate independent reporting on Lala's track. Nothing in the available coverage conflicts with NPR's or The New York Times' description of the storm regaining strength, striking the Big Island, and staying offshore.
What is settled: Lala is a tropical storm positioned near Hawaii as of Saturday, bringing heavy wind and rain to the Big Island without making landfall, according to NPR and The New York Times. No outlet disputes this, and no source offers a conflicting figure, timeline, or account of the storm's path or impact.
Still developing
The storm's path beyond Saturday's satellite snapshot, and the full extent of rain and wind impact on the Big Island, are not detailed in the available reporting. Continued confirmation that Lala stays clear of land is not yet in the record.
How settled the reporting is
Sources
- NPR — Lala is again a tropical storm, sending drenching rain and winds across Hawaii