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Thousands were without power on Monday after Tropical Storm Lala uprooted trees from downtown Honolulu to the Big Island, where intense flash-flooding and strong winds isolated already-remote communities.

In the hard-hit southern end of the Big Island, communities were isolated as they were cut off from communication and roads were blocked by debris. ( Video courtesy of Associated Press, KGMB )

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00:03It is the flood damage that's caused the most damage, more than the wind.
00:08Without a doubt, wind has affected roofs in some areas.
00:12It certainly blew down trees all over the place.
00:14But it's the flood and the mud and the rock that poured through Nalehu, Pahala, Wayohinu.
00:21These communities have a lot of cleanup to do and they're going to need a lot of support.
00:26When I did the aerial yesterday with Ustallaburra, you know, I thought it was way worse.
00:32You know, I mentioned six bridges, either half destroyed or mostly destroyed.
00:37The reason I had that perception is because of the logs.
00:40There was so much logs that was just covering all of these bridges.
00:43But it looks way better now. And I was playing the governor.
00:46I was like, wow, I mean, the work that our crews did with the state within 24 hours was simply
00:51phenomenal.
00:54I was standing outside of the grocery store.
00:57A lot of people filing in, grabbing ice and, you know, snack stuff and other food items that they need.
01:14We're doing a lot of food and other food items.
01:21We were able to get to the good store.
01:23We're waiting so much at the very beginning.
01:24We're waiting for you to go.
01:24You can get out of the way.
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