Island Life Live: Tropical depression Mo, Hurricane Lala recovery, and a UK tabloid ruling against Prince Harry and Elton John

Aug 24, 2026

A mix of local recovery news and celebrity legal setbacks, with Hawaii still cleaning up from one storm while another passes to the south.

  • Tropical depression Mo has weakened and is moving away, but heavy rain and flash flooding are still a risk on Hawaii Island, especially around Kona.
  • Hurricane Lala left the Punaluu Bake Shop in Naalehu buried in mud and rubble, yet the shop is giving away its last 16 pallets of goods to people in need in the Kau district.
  • The state is handing out free shelf-stable meal boxes weekly in Pahala, Naalehu, and Ocean View, about 4,500 meals a week for kids 18 and under.
  • Prince Harry, Elton John, and four other celebrities lost their privacy case against the owner of the Daily Mail and must pay $13 million in legal fees up front, with the paper claiming it is owed $47 million.
  • Young adults are more worried than excited about AI, with most Americans expecting it to cut jobs over the next twenty years.

Outlook: Normal trade winds return later this week, while the celebrity legal bill looks set to grow through more court fights.

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