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21st August 1959 - Hawaii becomes 50th state
The modern United States receives its crowning star when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a proclamation admitting Hawaii into the Union as the 50th state. The president also issued an order for an American flag featuring 50 stars arranged in staggered rows: five six-star rows and four five-star rows.
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Hawaii’s Governor Dumps Oil and Gas in Favor of 100 Percent Renewables
An unlikely partnership between Hawaii’s local government and the US military makes the island a leader in energy policy.
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Hawaii Keeps Close Eye on Hurricane Ignacio
The tropics have been quite active around Hawaii as of late, and the pattern is not expected to change anytime soon with Hurricane Ignacio churning in the eastern Pacific.
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NASA begins year-long 'Mars isolation' experiment
A crew testing how a small group of humans might cope with a trip to Mars has started their 12-month mission. They will have to eat, communicate, and live exactly as they would on Mars - in a tiny dome in Hawaii.
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Hawaii to experience worst-ever coral bleaching due to high ocean temperatures
Corals are recovering from last year’s bleaching but warmer-than-normal ocean temperatures this year will likely lead to deadlier year for coral reef
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American accidentally sends uncertified plane to Hawaii
American Airlines confirms to CNN that it accidentally put an Airbus A321S aircraft -- that was not certified to fly over the Pacific -- on a long-haul flight from Los Angeles to Hawaii.
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Hawaii’s Deepest Secret
A new geological study may elucidate how the island chain was formed.
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Hurricane Olaf Heads Towards the Central Pacific
The National Hurricane Center says that Olaf, a Category 2 storm, is forecast to become a major hurricane by late Monday.
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Saving Kaho'olawe, Hawaii's Interrupted Island
The smallest of the Hawaiian islands has been wrecked by overgrazing and military pollution.
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Aloha to the US: Is Hawai’i an occupied nation?
An upcoming election has highlighted the deep disagreement between native Hawaiians over what the future of their homeland should look like. By Taylor Kate Brown.
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Supreme Court justice blocks Native Hawaiian vote count
A U.S. Supreme Court justice on Friday issued a temporary stay blocking the counting of votes in an election that would be a significant step toward Native Hawaiian self-governance... By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher.
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Hawaiian court revokes permit for planned mega-telescope
Hawaii's supreme court has ruled that the construction permit for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on top of the mountain Mauna Kea is invalid. The 2 December decision is a major blow to the international consortium backing the US$1.5-billion telescope, and a win for the Native Hawaiians who have protested against its construction on what they regard as a sacred summit.
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Court voids Thirty Meter Telescope permit; Justices fault [State of Hawaii] BLNR for granting approval prior to contested case hearing
The Hawaii Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled the permit allowing construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope near the summit of Mauna Kea is invalid. By Colin M. Stewart and John Burnett.
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Hawaii is first state to raise smoking age to 21
Hawaii is raising the legal smoking age to 21 for traditional and electronic cigarettes on Jan. 1, becoming the first state in the nation to do so. Public health officials are hoping that by making it more difficult for young people to get their hands on cigarettes, they will keep them from developing an unhealthy addiction. "In Hawaii, about one in four students in high school try their first cigarette each year, and one in three who get hooked will die prematurely,"...
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Hawaii Just Gave Two Veterans a Very Special Wedding | Care2 Causes
Late last month Hawaii's Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) kicked off its bid to attract more same-gender couples to the islands by throwing a very special wedding for two young military veterans.
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Hawaii surfers ignore weather warnings to ride monster waves
Big wave surfers ignored weather warnings this weekend to take on the monster waves crashing on Hawaiian island of Oahu. The most popular break for the daredevil big wave surfers was Waimea Bay. Huge waves, some believed to be as high as 12 meters, have been spotted off the coast of the North Pacific Ocean islands in recent days. America's National Weather Service issued a high surf warning for the north and west shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Molokai.
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Hawaii May Become First State in US To Decriminalize All Drugs
Hawai`i — Following Portugal’s model, Hawai`i could become the first state in the U.S. to decriminalize all drugs — including cocaine and even heroin. “Despite a longstanding policy that enforces illicit drug prohibition and imposes some of the world’s harshest penalties for drug possession and sales, illicit drug use in the United States has been increasing,” states a resolution that passed, amended by the Hawai`i House Judiciary Committee on Thursday.
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Why Is Hawaii Evolving So Many Species of This Wingless Beetle?
“Australia has about 25 species of Mecyclothorax, the Society Islands have 108, and Hawaii has 239.” By Lorraine Boissoneault.
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Researchers discover 3 new species of fish off Hawaii
Researchers in Hawaii have discovered three probable new species of fish while on an expedition in the protected waters of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.
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Hawaii Becomes First U.S. State to Place Gun Owners on FBI Database
Hawaii's governor signed a bill making it the first state to place its residents who own firearms in a federal criminal record database and monitor them for possible wrongdoing anywhere in the country, his office said.
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