Update: Increasing impacts expected for Kauaʻi, Niʻihau Saturday evening as Lala continues to move northwest

Three refuge areas will open beginning at 6 p.m. tonight, Aug. 15 as significant impacts from Hurricane Lala are still possible across the island.

As Hurricane Lala intensifies into a Category 1 storm, the U.S. Air Force Hurricane Hunters have flown back to California after performing essential data collection flights to improve understanding of Lala.

With Hurricane Lala approaching, Kaua‘i Now News is encouraging its viewers to share footage they capture.

After passing the Big Island, Lala is expected to turn westward on Sunday with an increase in forward speed and with the core of the storm staying south of remainder of the main Hawaiian Islands.

The woman was taken by helicopter from the Kalalau Beach landing zone to Princeville Airport and transferred to American Medical Response for evaluation; she declined further medical treatment.

Three parks were selected by Parks and Recreation for the alternative weed management program, which was established nearly 7 years ago in 2019; Kauai County recently added 4 more parks and facilities to the program that uses synthetic herbicides to for weed management.

With Hurricane Lala approaching, Kaua‘i Now News is encouraging its viewers to share footage they capture.

Gov. Josh Green announced that the Department of the Navy is initiating the process to return nearly 44 acres of federal property to the state of Hawaiʻi. The proposed transfers include a 31.693-acre parcel at Kalaeloa and the Marine Corps’ 12-acre Molokaʻi Training Support Facility at Hoʻolehua.

Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division encourages residents to take steps now to make filing insurance claims easier after damage from any heavy rainfall and flooding occurs.

All the information visitors need to track the tropical cyclone — which is expected to become a Category 1 hurricane as it nears the Big Island — and stay safe from the forecast hazards, courtesy of Hawai‘i Tourism Authority.

Ocean swells are constantly beating on the ocean floor. This nonstop drumming creates continuous signals that travel through Earth and recorded on seismometers around the globe, including here in Hawai‘i; changes in the speed of these ocean noise signals can give us clues about volcanic activity.

Vessels transiting within the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands should seek sheltered waters and anticipate additional restrictions and possible port closures as weather conditions progress.