The Conversation: Tracking Tropical Storm Lala; Trask family responds to possible deepfake ad

By Catherine Cruz

Published August 14, 2026 at 11:51 AM HST

This satellite image from Friday morning shows storms forming in the Pacific Ocean, including Tropical Storm Lala located east of the Hawaiian Islands.

HPR’s Bill Dorman reports with the latest developments on Tropical Storm Lala
Mililani Trask, sister of Native Hawaiian scholar Haunani Kay-Trask, responds to a political campaign ad that used a possibly AI-generated likeness of her late sister
HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports on additional flight services from Molokaʻi to Honolulu
Katie Mulliken, of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, returns to The Conversation with this week's Volcano Minute
Despite Tropical Storm Lala threatening postponements for the 2026 Duke Kahanmoku OceanFest, the show must go on with actor Moses Good and his one-man portrayal of the legendary surfer's life

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