POLIHALE STATE PARK, Hawaii — In Washington, officials are keeping a close eye on Hawaii amid concerns that North Korea will fire a missile at the state. But in Hawaii itself, Paula Rego isn’t worrying. As she sits on a beach here on the westernmost point on the island of Kauai — Hawaii’s closest publicly [...]

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DARPA: No underwater sonar used While the community awaits answers with regards to the Ni‘ihau, Lehua and Kaua‘i fish kills that occurred earlier this year, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — which conducted military operations during the same time period — and the Pacific Missle Range Facility said Thursday all activities administered during the [...]

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A Navy contractor was engaged in classified operations around Ni‘ihau in mid-January when a major fish kill and dead humpback whale calf were reported on the island’s shores. Chris Swenson, coastal program administrator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, said crews involved with a project to eradicate rats on Lehua had to leave the [...]

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