WeatherHurricane Lala Unearths Graves, Caskets at Na‘alehu Cemetery, Hawaii
Hurricane Lala ripped through Na‘alehu on Hawaii’s Big Island, washing away or displacing headstones, caskets, and remains at the town cemetery and destroying access roads, as families grapple with grieving loved ones scattered across mud and debris. The disaster left a landscape of damaged graves, uprooted markers, and ongoing community mourning as residents and officials call for respect and aid in the aftermath.