A Storm of Memories: Lala's Threat to Hawaii The National Hurricane Center has been warning residents of Hawaii about a potentially catastrophic storm system bearing down on the islands for days.
As Category 1 hurricane Lala closes in, memories of past disasters are flooding back literally. The parallels with Hurricane Iniki, which devastated the Big Island 30 years ago, are striking.
Hurricane Iniki's fury still resonates in Hawaii's collective memory. A Category 4 monster that made landfall on Kauai in September 1992, it left six people dead and $3 billion in damages in its wake.