Hawaii =warning fatigue: Big Island rain preparation
Faiza Mohammed
ByFaiza MohammedandTatum Fry
August 31, 2026Updated: August 31, 2026, 6:23 am EDTPublished: August 22, 2026, 2:50 pm EDT

Hurricane Lala left parts of the Big Island with nearly 4 feet of rain, and more is on the way before the cleanup is anywhere near finished. Emergency managers say the second warning is the one people ignore, because leaving means abandoning a half-finished recovery, unfiled insurance claims, and property they are trying to protect. This is what researchers call warning fatigue, and what Hawaii residents should do before the next rain arrives.

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