beloved former kindergarten teacher<\/a> who taught generations of residents in a small town on Hawaii\u2019s Big Island.<\/p>\n\u201cShe taught grandkids of her students,\u201d said \u02bb\u0100ina Akamu, a former student of Doi\u2019s who is now a vice principal at a local school. \u201cShe was a fixture in this community.”<\/p>\n
Now well west of Hawaii\u2019s main islands, Lala reached major Category 3 strength with top sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph) on Wednesday in what the National Hurricane Center called the first major hurricane of 2026 in the Central Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n
The heaviest recorded rainfall, 43.54 inches (1.1 meters), occurred in Laupahoehoe on the northeast coast of the Big Island, the National Weather Service said. Dozens of homes were washed from foundations, bridges were damaged and a collapsed section of a two-lane road had cut off access to the community of Pahala.<\/p>\n
About 13,200 customers on the Big Island remained without power Thursday, the Hawaiian Electric utility said. Repairs in the heavily damaged areas of the Big Island, including the southern end, could take at least two weeks, the utility said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Lala was moving to the northwest at 9 mph (15 kph) Thursday and was expected to turn toward the north later in the day. It was bearing down on a remote area at the northwestern edge of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Hurricane warnings were posted for portions of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument from Lisianski Island to Maro Reef.<\/p>\n
Despite the remote area, there were humans in harm\u2019s way. A charter boat with a crew of 16 people dedicated to removing marine plastics and abandoned fishing nets from the shores of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands got out of Lala\u2019s projected path earlier this week.<\/p>\n
Kevin O\u2019Brien, president of the nonprofit Papahanaumokuakea Marine Debris Project, departed Lisianski Island on Monday and headed 350 miles (563 kilometers) out to sea.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were ready for it,\u201d O\u2019Brien said. \u201cWe keep on our toes out here during hurricane season.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Ramer reported from Concord, New Hampshire. Associated Press writer John Raby in Charleston, West Virginia, contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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