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Tropical Storm Lala rapidly intensified into a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph as it approached Hawaii's Big Island. The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning for the island, citing risks of heavy rain, damaging winds, and life-threatening flooding and landslides. Forecasters warned residents to prepare for significant impacts as the storm bears down on the island, marking one of the more serious tropical threats to Hawaii this season.