Tropical Storm Moke brings heavy rain to Hawaii one week after Hurricane Lala
Tropical Storm Moke passed south of Hawaii's Big Island on August 22-23, 2026, bringing 5 to 10 inches of rain with isolated amounts up to 15 inches. The storm arrived less than a week after Hurricane Lala caused flooding, mudslides, power outages, and at least one death on the Big Island. Governor Josh Green urged residents to prepare and pre-positioned emergency resources ahead of Moke's arrival.
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Divergence score
8 outlets covered it, splitting into 5 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
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The spectrum · how 8 outlets placed this story
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
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- Al Jazeerafirst
- ABC News+12.3 h
- CNN+14.2 h
- NPR+14.3 h
- Washington Times+17.0 h
- PBS NewsHour+23.2 h
- Globe and Mail+23.6 h
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The split, in one line
Wire copy dominates with near-identical AP text republished across outlets; Al Jazeera leads with storm advance while CNN emphasizes rainfall mechanics and NPR focuses on Lala recovery, but no outlet contradicts another on core facts.
How each outlet covered it
Broad agreement on what happened
Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.
THE LEFT
“Tropical Storm Moke brings rain, wind to Hawaii's Big Island just a week after Hurricane Lala - CNN”CNN CNN LEFT
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THE RIGHT
“Tropical Storm Moke carrying more rain toward hurricane-damaged Hawaii”WT Washington Times RIGHT
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“Tropical Storm Moke set to dump more heavy rain on hurricane-stricken Hawaii - PBS” · Al Jazeera, Globe and Mail, AP News, PBS NewsHour
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NPRNPR Tropical Storm Moke to cause more flooding as Hawaii recovers from Lala 19d ago CNNCNN Tropical Storm Moke brings rain, wind to Hawaii's Big Island just a week after Hurricane Lala - CNN 19d ago LEFT-CENTER1
ABCABC News Tropical Storm Moke to pass south of Hawaii, bringing heavy rain to the Big Island 19d ago CENTER2
APAP News Tropical Storm Moke carrying more rain toward hurricane-damaged Hawaii PBSPBS NewsHour Tropical Storm Moke set to dump more heavy rain on hurricane-stricken Hawaii - PBS 19d ago 9 tracked claims across 8 outlets
Fact ledger
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Disputed
The death toll from Hurricane Lala was one person versus two people
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