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Except for customers in remote and severely damaged areas, Hawaiian Electric expects nearly all impacted customers to be restored on Hawai‘i Island by today, the company reports. As of 8:30 a.m., more restorations were made on Hawaiʻi Island with about 83% of impacted customers back online. Currently, about 11,290 are without power.

Strong trades will develop this weekend as Tropical Storm Moke delivers heavy rainfall to windward and southeast slopes of the Big Island. Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches with maximum amounts of 4 inches are expected on eastern Maui. A Flood Watch goes into effect for the Big Island from late Saturday night through Monday afternoon.

Update: (3:09 p.m., Friday, Aug. 21, 2026) Maeda-Kalani was located and found to be in good health. The Maui Police Department thanked the public for their assistance.

Chanel Josiah, chief operating officer of Hawai‘i Community Lending, was honored by Pacific Business News as part of the “40 Under 40” Class of 2026. Josiah and 39 other honorees were celebrated at a gala event on Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Alohilani Waikīkī Beach Resort.

Tropical Depression Two-C is forecast to become a tropical storm later today. The system is still expected to track south of Hawaiʻi late Saturday into Monday. Even with the southward track increased winds and rain are expected, with the highest rainfall totals expected across windward and southeast Big Island. Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches with maximum amounts of 4 inches are expected on eastern Maui.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education continues recovery and planning efforts for Nāʻālehu Elementary School and Kaʻū High & Pāhala Elementary School following significant impacts from Hurricane Lala.

The Summit District of Haleakalā National Park remains closed through the weekend for storm recovery, including road clearing and facility restoration. Meanwhile, the Kīpahulu District is open to the public. Kīpahulu Campground reopens today, Friday, Aug. 21.

Lalaʻs impacts brought average statewide rainfall of 11.4 inches. Hawaiʻi County received 66% of the total rainfall volume—equivalent to 1.2 million pools (833 million gallons).

Catholic Charities Hawai‘i has partnered with Diamond Bakery, one of Hawai‘i’s most trusted cracker and cookie brands, to share the stories of the people and families CCH serves and to raise awareness and support for its programs and services.

Gov. Josh Green joined state, weather service officials and nonprofit leaders today to provide an update on the potential tropical cyclone approaching Hawaiʻi and ongoing recovery efforts following Lala.

County of Maui officials are encouraging residents to prepare ahead of a tropical depression that is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Moke — less than a week after impacts from Tropical Storm Lala.

Hawaiian Electric expects nearly all impacted customers to be restored on Hawai‘i Island by Friday, except for certain remote and severely damaged areas. As of 2:30 p.m., about 80% of impacted customers have been restored on Hawaiʻi Island. Currently, about 13,000 are without power.

The County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation announced temporary facility closures for a section of Baldwin Beach Park and Coach Soichi Sakamoto Pool in Wailuku.

Hawaii State Federal Credit Union (Hawaii State FCU) has activated its Emergency Member Relief Program to provide immediate financial support to members impacted by Hurricane Lala.\

Council Vice-Chair Yuki Lei K. Sugimura today thanked Hawaii’s congressional delegation for its efforts to secure federal tax relief for qualified disaster survivors, such as those impacted by the August 2023 wildfires in Lahaina and Upcountry Maui, and is urging President Donald Trump to sign the legislation into law.

Hawaiian Electric reports it has essentially restored power to all customers impacted by Hurricane Lala on O‘ahu and Maui, two days earlier than its Friday target of restoring 95% of impacted customers. Crews continue to work on small pocket outages and individual service lines on these islands.

Maui United Way is accepting applications for its 2026-27 Kahua Grants Cohort, a nonprofit capacity-building program designed to help small and mid-size organizations strengthen fundraising, operations and long-term impact. Applications opened today through Sept. 4 with cohort selections announced on Sept. 14.

Ken Sorenson took the oath of office as the United States Attorney for the District of Hawaiʻi on Aug. 18, 2026, following his confirmation by the US Senate and the signing of his commission by the President.

Mayor Richard Bissen announced that property owners negatively impacted by Tropical Storm Lala may apply for a one-time extension of the Fiscal Year 2026-27 real property tax payment deadline through Sept. 20, 2026.

Three amendments proposed by Maui County Council members would add 16 properties—some overlapping between proposals—to a list of apartment-zoned properties used as vacation rentals and slated for rezoning into newly created hotel-zoned districts. The move would further shrink the pool of units that the much-debated Bill 9 would convert to long-term housing, opponents of the resolutions argued.