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An endangered Hawaiian crow went extinct in the wild. The San Diego Zoo is trying to help save them
A decades-long effort to save a critically endangered Hawaiian crow from extinction is taking a new strategy — relocating the ...
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All-out aerial assault works to save homes in Brentwood, Encino as Palisades fire approaches
Calmer winds and higher humidity helped firefighters make progress Saturday battling an unprecedented fire siege that has ...
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Kilauea shows signs of resuming eruption with lava fountaining expected
Kilauea’s summit was inflating Friday, indicating that magma was accumulating, according to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...
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Feds to give Maui $1.6B for wildfire recovery
Maui’s ongoing recovery from the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire disaster is getting a $1.6 billion financial boost from the federal ...
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Papa‘a Bay estate sold for $28M
LIHU‘E — The “Tara” sign is gone. A 174-acre parcel fronting Papa‘a Bay on the North Shore, formerly owned by Mandalay Properties Hawai‘i LLC (whose principal is Hollywood movie ...
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‘I’ve been lucky’
In Kinichi Ishikawa’s 96 years of life, he has experienced many changes, but one thing that has remained constant is his kindness to others. Through the years, this kindness has ranged from ...
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kaua‘i fishing, discovered
LIHU‘E – First it was a 50-pounder snagged by Dovennie Orial that stirred the excitement at the 29th Annual Lihu‘e Fishing Supply Shoreline Jackpot Fishing Tournament Sunday. That excitement ...
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KPD bids farewell to a top cop
KAPA’A — A Kaua’i Police Department honor guard, fellow officers, family and friends paid final tribute to KPD officer Randall Machado during funeral services Saturday. Machado, 34, died Dec ...
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‘Lap Dance Kaua‘i’ footage pulled
A controversial, decade-old video of a case entitled “Lap Dance Kaua‘i” set to air last night was pulled before residents could see it. The video shows an unedited 1996 trial of the late ...
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Watanabe retained as judge
Judge Kathleen Watanabe was retained as judge for 5th Circuit Court. She will serve a 10-year term beginning Monday and ending Aug. 15, 2025. The order from the Judicial Selection Commission was ...
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Buddhist marksman’s skill has lasted through age and WWII internment
HANAPEPE-A small crowd of 25 people witnessed an amazing display of archery last Saturday at the Hanapepe Zenshu Temple. They also saw an amazing display of longevity. Both were demonstrated by a ...
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Donald Fujimoto named new county engineer
LIHU‘E — After reading about the long-time vacancy in The Garden Island, Donald Fujimoto, a civil engineer formerly with the Kaua‘i firm of Aqua Engineers Inc., decided to apply for the ...