{
  "id": "2026-08-13-university-of-hawaii-hilo-tropical-storm-lala",
  "slug": "university-of-hawaii-hilo-tropical-storm-lala-2026-08-13",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo",
    "shortName": "UH Hilo",
    "state": "HI",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "UH Alert",
    "enrollment": 3000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-08-13",
    "type": "hurricane",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Campus closed through midweek for Tropical Storm Lala",
    "headlinePublic": "Campus closed through midweek for Tropical Storm Lala",
    "summary": "UH Hilo posted official Vulcan Alert / @UHHilo products. See alerts.",
    "outcome": "Official sequence captured. UH Hilo Stories letter skipped R8."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-13T16:13:32-10:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "In anticipation of Tropical Storm Lala, please be advised that the UH Hilo and Hawaiʻi CC campus, offices, and off-campus locations will be closed Sat. Aug. 15 through Sun., Aug. 16, for precautionary measures. Campuses plan normal operations to return on Mon., Aug. 17.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UHHilo/status/2088086588387717567",
      "sourceDescription": "UH Hilo seq 2",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent fetch 2026-09-14. sha256 1601125cd0f67abac93145274acb94cd71193eb82941f243468f0ff6f56f9e93 chars_js=270. UH Hilo Stories chancellor letter skipped R8.",
        "Chronological first product is the 16:13 @UHHilo post; Rave CAP 16:31 is seq 2."
      ],
      "characterCount": 270
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-13T16:31:16-10:00",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "Vulcan Alert: In anticipation of Tropical Storm Lala, please be advised that the University of Hawai'i at Hilo and Hawaiʻi Community College campus, offices, and off-campus locations will be closed Saturday August 15 through Sunday, August 16, 2026, for precautionary measures. Campuses plan normal operations to return on Monday, August 17, 2026.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://hilo.hawaii.edu/emergency-message/rave-cap/",
      "sourceDescription": "UH Hilo seq 1",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent fetch 2026-09-14. sha256 fab2d370083007598264999ec268db2153c686c129ee74485b4fa9bb9e753668 chars_js=347. UH Hilo Stories chancellor letter skipped R8.",
        "Timeline +/-48h walked 2026-09-14 on @UHHilo for this incident."
      ],
      "characterCount": 347
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-14T17:13:28-10:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "⚠️Tropical Storm Lala is expected to become Cat 1 hurricane, impacting Hawaiʻi tonight thru the weekend. UH Hilo/Hawaiʻi CC campuses & off-campus locations will be closed Saturday 8/15 & Sunday 8/16. Sign up for UH RAVE alerts, check email for updates https://t.co/3QDw2DMgna",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UHHilo/status/2088464061893910835",
      "sourceDescription": "UH Hilo seq 3",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent fetch 2026-09-14. sha256 fac61255302d9bba571a544f768c8c9b2dda613d6833f44ae9e8dc56880fabbb chars_js=275. UH Hilo Stories chancellor letter skipped R8."
      ],
      "characterCount": 275
    },
    {
      "sequence": 4,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-16T19:09:56-10:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "All 10 UH campuses will be closed Monday, August 17. per Gov. Josh Green’s order for state, county offices, public schools due to TS Lala. UH ʻohana: Continue to monitor your UH email and UH RAVE Alert system for the latest information https://t.co/g0UOT7Fm5l",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UHHilo/status/2089218147681534040",
      "sourceDescription": "UH Hilo seq 4",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent fetch 2026-09-14. sha256 b106653f9c3ab544f599164c4bb46626586076262c92490be877cd5beeec42e8 chars_js=259. UH Hilo Stories chancellor letter skipped R8."
      ],
      "characterCount": 259
    },
    {
      "sequence": 5,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-17T17:17:56-10:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "⚠️⚠️UPDATE: UH Hilo will be closed Tuesday, August 18, with the exception of Student Housing Move-In Day. This is a change from the message sent earlier today announcing that all UH campuses would reopen Tuesday https://t.co/GAzKNWGeXO",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UHHilo/status/2089552348175839701",
      "sourceDescription": "UH Hilo seq 5",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent fetch 2026-09-14. sha256 129673c4dac7cd9ae538809cbe6a55d0213a52495586f42d6ae99aef310360dd chars_js=235. UH Hilo Stories chancellor letter skipped R8."
      ],
      "characterCount": 235
    }
  ],
  "context": "UH Hilo posts emergency products on [hilo.hawaii.edu/emergency-message](https://hilo.hawaii.edu/emergency-message/rave-cap/) and [@UHHilo](https://x.com/UHHilo).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Campus closed through midweek for Tropical Storm Lala"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "UH Hilo seq 1",
      "url": "https://hilo.hawaii.edu/emergency-message/rave-cap/",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-14",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    },
    {
      "title": "UH Hilo seq 2",
      "url": "https://x.com/UHHilo/status/2088086588387717567",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-14",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    },
    {
      "title": "UH Hilo seq 3",
      "url": "https://x.com/UHHilo/status/2088464061893910835",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-14",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    },
    {
      "title": "UH Hilo seq 4",
      "url": "https://x.com/UHHilo/status/2089218147681534040",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-14",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    },
    {
      "title": "UH Hilo seq 5",
      "url": "https://x.com/UHHilo/status/2089552348175839701",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-14",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r2",
    "hawaii",
    "uh-hilo",
    "hurricane"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-09-14",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-14",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}