Life-threatening Hurricane Lowell makes rare direct hit on Hawaii as intense rain, wind blast state

HONOLULU — Powerful Category 2 Hurricane Lowell made a rare direct hit on Hawaii’s western islands Monday night Hawaii time, as rain and wind continue to blast the state, with thousands of customers without power on both Kaua’i and Oahu, the state’s most populous island. While the storm’s center did not make landfall, the definition of a direct hit is...