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Hurricane Lala Cuts Off Hawaii Town With Region's Only Hospital

NY Times Hawaii

Aug 17, 2026

Residents of Pahala were stranded after parts of a key highway collapsed under heavy rain. All roads leading to the town and its hospital, on the southern end of the Big Island, ar…

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Hurricane Lala Cuts Off Hawaii Town With Region's Only Hospital

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