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  2. Johnston Atoll - Wikipedia

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    The first Western record of the atoll was on September 2, 1796, when the Boston-based American brig Sally accidentally grounded on a shoal near the islands. The ship's captain, Joseph Pierpont, published his experience in several American newspapers the following year, accurately portraying Johnston and Sand Island along with part of the reef.

  3. Pacific Missile Range Facility - Wikipedia

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    The Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands (IATA: BKH, ICAO: PHBK, FAA LID: BKH) is a U.S. naval facility and airport located five nautical miles (9 km) northwest of the central business district of Kekaha, in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States. [1] PMRF is the world's largest instrumented, multi-dimensional testing and training missile ...

  4. Kaanapali Airport - Wikipedia

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    Kaanapali Airport was a small regional airport located on the northwest end of Maui, near the city of Lahaina and north of Kaanapali Beach in Honokōwai. The airport serviced West Maui between 1965 and its closure in 1986.

  5. Kahului Airport - Wikipedia

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    Kahului Airport (IATA: OGG, ICAO: PHOG, FAA LID: OGG) is the main airport of Maui in the state of Hawaii, United States, located east of Kahului. [3] It has offered full airport operations since 1952. [4]

  6. How did the Hawaii wildfires start? What to know about the ...

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    (Reuters) -Wildfires on Hawaii's Maui island and Big Island have killed dozens of people, forced thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate, and devastated the historic resort city of Lahaina.

  7. Papakolea Beach - Wikipedia

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    Papakōlea Beach (also known as Green Sand Beach or Mahana Beach [1]) is a green sand beach located near South Point, in the Kaʻū district of the island of Hawaiʻi. It is one of only four green sand beaches in the world, the others being Talofofo Beach, Guam; Punta Cormorant on Floreana Island in the Galapagos Islands; and Hornindalsvatnet ...

  8. Can Maui's Iconic Banyan Tree Be Saved? - AOL

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    To date, 55 people have been killed in fires that have devastated the Hawaiian island of Maui.In addition to the lives lost, the fires have destroyed countless homes, stores and potentially even a ...

  9. Daylight saving time, fall back & spring forward: What we ...

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    Fall back, spring forward. Gain an hour, lose an hour. War time. No matter how you refer to it, daylight saving’s coming to an end in Florida for 2024