“It’s just really heartbreaking. There’s no words that can describe the feeling,” resident Colleen Gundaker said of the destroyed cemetery
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Tropical Storm Lala intensified to a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday, Aug. 19, and has caused widespread damage in Hawaii, destroying at least 100 homes and the Nāʻālehu cemetery
Flooding at the cemetery caused headstones and remains to be displaced, leaving the community mourning and facing a long recovery process
The storm caused at least three deaths and left thousands without power, with significant damage to roads and bridges across the island
Amid flooding from Hurricane Lala, a cemetery…
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