The North Kohala district on Hawaiʻi Island sustained heavy damage from Tropical Storm Lala. The Kohala Food Hub is helping. We get more on that from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.

Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative’s Member Services and Communications Manager, Beth Amaro, discussed the island's impacts from Lala and highlighted a new rebate program for residents with electricity-dependent medical needs.

Following a disaster, it’s natural to want to help those affected. But where do you start? HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports on a grassroots volunteer organization that has taken out some of the guesswork, sharing a vetted list of families in need.

The lights are slowly coming back on around Hawaiʻi Island, but Hawaiian Electric says some pockets of customers could be without power for weeks. HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote spoke to residents about how they’ve managed so far without power.

A Waiʻanae resident's recovery story illustrates how her community showed up for her and her family.

Most Oʻahu and Maui County HECO customers have had their power restored, but the hardest hit areas of Hawaiʻi Island may be without electricity for weeks.

Maui County is asking residents and businesses affected by Hurricane Lala to file a damage report. Reports will help officials document and understand the extent of damage and identify needs.

As Hawaiʻi continues to clean up in the aftermath of Hurricane Lala, several countries in the South Pacific are dealing with drought as a result of the climate pattern of El Niño. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.