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Second Tourist Death Reported in Hawaii After Being Pulled Out to Water by Waves

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2 months ago

October 25, 2024

Second Tourist Death Reported in Hawaii After Being Pulled Out to Water by Waves

Hawaii is one of the most beautiful places in the world to visit. But, recently, it has been garnering headlines for the wrong reasons.

On Tuesday afternoon, a tourist was swept into the sea by a wave at a Kauai beach. First responders were dispatched because of an “unresponsive swimmer” per the Kauai Police Department release.

The person was identified as a 62-year-old male from New York who was at Kauapea Beach on vacation. People who were at the beach attempted to administer CPR to the victim until personnel were on the scene.

Advanced resuscitation efforts were made, per the release, by medics after fire station personnel attempted to use an AED and Lucas device. Upon being transported to the hospital, the man was pronounced dead.

According to the local police department, foul play is not suspected, but the death is currently being investigated and an autopsy is being done.

“Kauapea Beach is not a lifeguarded beach and the public is urged to use caution if getting in the water. However, officials strongly recommended only swimming at beaches that have lifeguards,” the release also shared.

Just a week ago, there were more casualties as strong waves pulled people into the water at Keiki Beach on Oahu’s North Shore. Like Kauai, Keiki is a beach that does not have lifeguards.

Brian Kunic, who is 63 years old was visiting the beach with his wife from California when a huge wave pulled him into the water. He was pronounced dead after being brought back to the shore out of the water.

That information was provided by the GoFundMe which was set up to aid Carolyn Killion, his wife, in covering expenses for his services.

Laura Sue Jett, who is 72 years old, and her daughter Laura Rich, who is 31 years old, were also pulled into the water along with Kunic. They were both taken to the hospital, as Jett was in critical condition and Rich was in serious condition.

Days later, Jett sadly passed away.

A GoFundMe has also been set up to help their families with any expenses that need to be covered from the accident.

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Hawaii Supreme Court rejects county council candidate’s election lawsuit

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2 hours ago

December 27, 2024

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Hawaii Supreme Court rejects county council candidate’s election lawsuit

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The state Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit by Maui County Council candidate Kelly King to overturn the general election results.

King lost her race last month to incumbent Tom Cook by 97 votes.

She argued the county rejected too many ballots because of missing or invalid signatures, and that voters weren’t offered enough help to fix the problems.

In Maui County, there were nearly 1,100 deficient ballots compared to the national average. King says Maui County’s rejection rate was nearly double the state average in 2022.

But the high court ruled Tuesday that the County Clerk’s Office followed state law and all administrative rules to cure the deficient ballots.

View the full decision here.

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Unticketed passenger removed from Delta flight bound for Hawaii

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10 hours ago

December 26, 2024

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Unticketed passenger removed from Delta flight bound for Hawaii

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Authorities are investigating how a passenger without a ticket got onto a Delta Airlines flight bound for Honolulu Christmas Eve.

According to Delta Airlines, the traveler boarded flight 487 from Seattle to Honolulu, on an Airbus A321neo aircraft.

The traveler has not been identified, but the airlines confirmed the person was discovered during the taxi out at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Tuesday.

The flight returned to the gate, where the person was removed and arrested. The Transportation Security Administration conducted additional security checks, including customer rescreening.

The flight was delayed 2 hours and 15 minutes and continued on to Honolulu, the airline said.

Delta Airlines said in a statement: “As there are no matters more important than safety and security, Delta people followed procedures to have an unticketed passenger removed from the flight and then apprehended. We apologize to our customers for the delay in their travels and thank them for their patience and cooperation.”

Delta said early indications are the unticketed passenger boarded the flight at the gate without presenting a boarding pass.

TSA says the passenger made it through the standard screening, and did not possess any prohibited items.

The investigation is ongoing.

This happened on the same day that a body was discovered in the wheel well of a United Airlines flight that arrived in Kahului from Chicago.

That incident also remains under investigation.

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Lava fountain roars from Kilauea volcano in Hawaii

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December 26, 2024

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Lava fountain roars from Kilauea volcano in Hawaii

A towering lava fountain roared from the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii. Footage shows the hot molten rocks spewing out of fissures from the crater on December 24. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said they were closely monitoring the recent eruption from the caldera rim, where they recorded the fountain reaching a height of 246ft (75m). Lava continues to surge from the western part of the caldera, feeding flows moving eastward at a pace of tens of meters per hour.

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