# Rare hurricane landfall threat for Hawaii’s Big Island as Tropical Storm Lala strengthens

https://mins.news/en/item/22713

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-15 03:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://bit.ly/4gxd7WO

> Tropical Storm Lala is nearing Hawaii’s Big Island and is expected to intensify into a hurricane, creating a rare threat of a hurricane landfall there.

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