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PAAMIUT, GREENLAND

Hurricane Lala passed over south Big Island, but the eye apparently did not make landfall.  Lala was at that time a hurricane at 80 MPH.  Some quotes: Hurricane Lala began pulling away from the Big Island late Saturday night, but damaging winds and torrential rain continued to pose a serious threat, with a flash flood emergency in effect for Naalehu after two homes were reportedly swept away by floodwaters. Lala remained a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph as of 11 p.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. The storm was located about 65 miles west of Kailua-Kona and 130 miles south-southeast of Honolulu and was moving northwest at 15 mph. Additional rainfall of 4 to 8 inches is expected across the Big Island and windward Maui, with storm totals potentially reaching 30 to 35 inches over the windward Big Island. Elsewhere in the island chain, 4 to 6 inches of rain is expected, with maximum amounts of up to 8 inches. Gov. Josh Green said ...