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Tropical Storm Lala struck Hawaii with high winds and rain but did not make landfall. Honolulu, which is on Oahu, was bearing the brunt of the tropical storm conditions spreading westward over the island chain.

Tropical Storm Lala impacted Hawaii with high winds and rain, although it did not make landfall. Honolulu, which is located on Oahu, bore the brunt of these tropical storm conditions as they spread westward over the island chain.

The storm named Lala caused utter devastation in Hawaiʻi while turning the island upside down. Even as it settled from a hurricane to a tropical storm, the system traveled across the island chain. It particularly hit rural Big Island harder than other areas.