Tropical Storm Lala and Hawaii
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Started by metmike - Aug. 15, 2026, 1:19 a.m.
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By metmike - Aug. 15, 2026, 1:27 a.m.
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Puna residents brace for Tropical Storm Lala as impact concerns grow

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/08/15/puna-residents-brace-tropical-storm-lala-impact-concerns-grow/

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This may be the first landfalling hurricane in 34 years!  This will be a minimal hurricane with winds around 75 mph.

1. The previous one was a MAJOR hurricane with winds of 145 mph in 1992.  That was one of the coolest Summer's in the contiguous United States history.

2. The only other hurricanes were a cat. 1 of 85 mph in 1959 and

3. A cat. 3 major hurricane in 1871 before there was instrumentation to measure wind speed. 

List of Hawaii hurricanes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hawaii_hurricanes


Landfalling systems

Recorded tropical cyclone landfalls in Hawaii
NameDateYearSSHWS categorySustained winds
UnnamedAugust 91871Category 3 hurricaneUnknown[nb 1]
UnnamedAugust 81958Tropical storm50 mph (80 km/h)
DotAugust 61959Category 1 hurricane85 mph (135 km/h)
RaymondOctober 201983Tropical depression30 mph (50 km/h)
GilmaAugust 31988Tropical depression25 mph (40 km/h)
InikiSeptember 111992Category 4 hurricane145 mph (235 km/h)
OrleneSeptember 141992Tropical depression30 mph (50 km/h)
EugeneJuly 241993Tropical depression35 mph (55 km/h)
IselleAugust 82014Tropical storm60 mph (95 km/h)
DarbyJuly 242016Tropical storm40 mph (65 km/h)
OliviaSeptember 122018Tropical storm45 mph (70 km/h)