A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Barbers Point rescued three fishermen from rough seas yesterday after their vessel capsized off Kaua’i.
Search-and-rescue controllers from the Coast Guard’s Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Honolulu received a distress signal from the 15-foot fishing vessel, Dauntless, at about 9 a.m.
A Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter crew [...]

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On a sunny weekday afternoon, a lone surfer skims across the water at one of America’s most famous coastlines. But this is no normal surfer, nor is he riding a typical board.
Armed with a long black paddle in his hand, Laird Hamilton, revered as a god among surfers, stands on a massive 12-foot board and [...]

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Several hammerhead sharks were spotted yesterday in Hanalei Bay around 5 p.m., resulting in a beach closure, county officials said.
Lifeguards, who had just left for the day, returned to the beach to post signage and warn swimmers. They will reassess this morning whether to keep the beach closed, officials said.
The county received wide-ranging reports of [...]

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The 11th Annual Kaua‘i Family Ocean Fair will be held at Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge (Kilauea Lighthouse) on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
There is no charge to attend.
The fair, which promotes learning about the marine environment, is an opportunity to interest keiki in the natural environment. The theme will be International Year [...]

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Clean Water Branch had been notified of a waste water discharge from a lift station at Princeville on Kauai due to a power outage. 
According to preliminary estimates, more than 1,500 gallons discharged into waters adjacent to Sealodge Beach.
CWB officials believe the waste water may not have entered into the ocean due to heavy vegetation.
Power has been restored [...]

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Humans pose main trouble for isles’ coral, report says
Coral reefs near Hawaii are in better shape than reefs in other parts of the United States, particularly those in the Caribbean Ocean ravished by rising ocean temperatures, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said yesterday.
But reefs in heavily populated areas, such as Oahu, commonly suffer more [...]

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