Hawaii battles strong winds and rain as Hurricane Lala threat looms

A hurricane warning is in effect for Big Island, while Maui County, Oahu, Kauai and Niihau are under tropical storm warnings."Damaging winds and heavy rain will persist across the Big Island throughout tonight and spread westwards across the smaller islands on Sunday," it said.

The last time a hurricane made landfall on Hawaii's Big Island was 155 years ago, according to the Associated Press news agency.