Hurricane Lowell has intensified to a Category 5 storm and is expected to approach the western Hawaiian islands early next week. The state has declared a state of emergency as residents rush to prepare.
Hawaii faces the threat of its first direct hurricane landfall in 34 years. Category 1 Hurricane Lala could dump up to 25 inches of rain on the Big Island as the state activates full emergency response.
Hawaii’s Democratic lieutenant governor has been federally indicted in a state corruption investigation, marking the highest-level official corruption case in the state in recent years.