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After being lost in the ocean for more than 50 years, a U.S. Naval Academy ring has found its way home, thanks to the efforts of five Island School eighth-grade students and their parents.

There were no gentlemen in uniforms, no bands playing and no crowds to witness the reunion process. But it took place near the Island School sign, via speakerphone, between Kaulana M...


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NAWILIWILI — Toshiro Esaki-Kua lost little time getting his catch as he snagged a papio within the first five minutes of the starting horn on Sunday during the Nawiliwili Yacht Club’s annual Father’s Day Keiki Fishing Tournament at the Nawiliwili Small Boat Harbor.

“Papa must’ve sent this,” said Toshiro’s mom as the pair scurried off to weigh the slippery catch. “This ...


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Activists who have opposed the planned Thirty Meter Telescope atop Mauna Kea for over a decade want project backers to know that their resistance has not dimmed.

Leaders of the local movement against TMT on Monday sent a seven-page letter to project organizers warning them that continuing efforts to build the telescope on the Hawaii island mountaintop would be met with...


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KOKEE — Kauai Fire Department first responders rescued an injured 47-year-old female visitor from California near Waipoo Falls in Kokee on Sunday.

Personnel from Waimea Fire Station, Rescue 3 aboard Air 1, and American Medical Response responded to the incident.

According to a preliminary report, KFD personnel received a report shortly after 11:15 a.m. on Sunda...


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Five years since the Red Hill fuel leaks contaminated drinking water that serves 93,000 Oahu residents, sickening many, the Navy has completed its environmental assessment for a Red Hill Water Treatment Facility.

The Navy will move forward with plans to build and operate a new water treatment facility at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, selecting one of two alt...


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