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In this Jan. 15, 2019 photo provided by Juan Oliphant, Ocean Ramsey, a shark researcher and advocate, swims with a large great white shark off the shore of Oahu. Ramsey told The Associated Press on Thursday, Jan. 17 that images of her swimming next to a huge great white shark prove that these top predators should be protected, not feared. (Juan Oliphant via AP)

January 18, 2019 at 6:59 am

Researchers come face to face with huge great white shark WATCH

Watch as divers get extremely close to a giant great white shark.

December 6, 2018 at 9:54 pm

Pearl Harbor survivor and Navy veteran recalls 1941 attack VIEW

HONOLULU (AP) — Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Don Long was alone on an anchored military seaplane in the middle of a bay across the island...

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November 28, 2018 at 1:42 pm

Food chain disruption eyed in Hawaii whale sighting decline

HONOLULU (AP) — Research into the decline of humpback whale sightings in Hawaii points to a food chain disruption likely caused by warmer ocean temperatures...

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November 6, 2018 at 9:19 pm

Guam Catholic Church to file bankruptcy amid abuse lawsuits VIEW

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Guam's Catholic Church will file for bankruptcy — a move that will allow the archdiocese to avoid trial in dozens of...

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In this Sept. 28, 2015 file photo, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology director Ruth Gates jumps off a boat into Hawaii’s Kaneohe Bay. Gates, who dedicated much of her career to saving the world’s fragile and deteriorating coral reefs, has died at age 56. The University of Hawaii, where Gates was the director of the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, said Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018 that the researcher died in Honolulu on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File) HICJ202 HICJ202

October 30, 2018 at 4:04 pm

'Super coral' scientist Ruth Gates dies in Hawaii at 56

Ruth Gates advocated the breeding of a “super coral” that could resist the effects of global warming and replenish rapidly deteriorating reefs worldwide.

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October 26, 2018 at 9:56 pm

Islands regain some air, sea access after monster storm WATCH

Some airport and shipping access has returned to a U.S. Pacific territory ravaged by a super typhoon, but tens of thousands of residents still without...

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October 24, 2018 at 10:49 pm

Typhoon crumbles homes, kills 1 in Northern Mariana Islands VIEW

The strongest storm to hit any part of the United States this year crumbled concrete houses, smashed cars and killed at least one person in...

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This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Typhoon Yutu crossing over the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, producing damaging winds and high surf Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. The National Weather Service in Honolulu says maximum sustained winds of 180 mph (290 kph) were recorded around the eye of the storm, which passed over Tinian island and Saipan early Thursday morning local time. Waves of 25 to 40 feet (6 to 12 meters) are expected around the eye of the storm. (NOAA via AP) LA306 LA306

October 24, 2018 at 11:10 am

Injuries reported in Marianas after Super Typhoon Yutu hits VIEW

HONOLULU (AP) — Super Typhoon Yutu crossed over the U.S. commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands early Thursday as the equivalent of a Category 5...

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September 21, 2018 at 8:58 pm

National park in Hawaii reopens after monthslong eruption VIEW

HONOLULU (AP) — A national park in Hawaii has reopened after being closed for more than four months because of Kilauea volcano's latest eruption, which...

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A fire official watches as water is pumped from a reservoir where a dam came close to overflowing in Honolulu on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. Honolulu officials say they may need to evacuate 10,000 people from a residential neighborhood if water in the reservoir continues to rise after heavy rains from a tropical storm. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones) HICJ403 HICJ403

September 13, 2018 at 11:01 pm

Honolulu dam’s neighbors warned as storm raises water levels VIEW

HONOLULU — Heavy rains prompted a warning to 10,000 Honolulu residents that they might need to evacuate their homes as water levels in a dam...

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