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A man avoids getting splashed by a large wave on a walkway along a beach ahead of Hurricane Lane, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Powerful Hawaii hurricane downgraded to tropical storm

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and AUDREY McAVOY - Associated Press

This photo provided by Jessica Henricks shows flooding Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, Wailuku River near Hilo, Hawaii. Hurricane Lane brought torrential rains to Hawaii's Big Island and Maui before the storm was expected to hit Oahu. A powerful hurricane unleashed torrents of rain and landslides Thursday that blocked roads on the rural Big Island but didn't scare tourists away from surfing and swimming at popular Honolulu beaches still preparing get pummeled by the erratic storm. (Jessica Henricks via AP)

The Latest: Hawaii hurricane downgraded to tropical storm

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CORRECTS DAY TO 22, NOT 28 - Contractor David Meyer pushes a plywood board into place over a window in preparation of the approaching strong winds of Hurricane Lane, Wednesday, August 22, 2018, in Honolulu. Hurricane Lane has weakened as it approaches Hawaii but was still expected to pack a wallop, forecasters said Wednesday. Hawaii residents prepared for the hurricane by buying water, flashlights, propane and other emergency supplies. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Latest: Hawaii’s Big Island down to tropical storm warning

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Bryce and Dom Boeder of Waimea, Kauai, load their truck with storm supplies in the parking lot of a Walmart store in Lihue, on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. Hurricane Lane &quot;is forecast to move dangerously close to the main Hawaiian islands as a hurricane later this week, potentially bringing damaging winds and life-threatening flash flooding from heavy rainfall,&quot; the weather service's Central Pacific Hurricane Center warned as it got closer to the state. (Dennis Fujimoto/The Garden Island via AP)

The Latest: FEMA prepared with food, supplies for Hawaii

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The Latest: Hurricane Lane strengthens to a Category 5

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The Latest: Oahu highway open after rush-hour landslide

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Former U.S. Rep Ed Case, left, along with his wife Audrey Case, do last minute campaigning waving at passing cars, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, in Honolulu. Case is trying to succeed U.S. Rep Colleen Hanabusa, who is running for Hawaii governor. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Ex-congressman wins Hawaii Democratic primary for US House

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The Latest: Hawaii prosecutors plan to appeal Deedy ruling

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FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2013 file photo, U.S. State Department Special Agent Christopher Deedy testifies in court in Honolulu. Deedy, who shot and killed a man in a Hawaii fast-food restaurant cannot be tried a third time, a U.S. judge ruled Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. Deedy was in Honolulu for a 2011 international summit and was off-duty when he was shot Kollin Elderts during an altercation. (Dennis Oda/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP, File)

Judge rules against 3rd trial for US agent in fatal shooting

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER - Associated Press

In this July 24, 2018, photo, U.S. House candidate Ed Case and his wife, Audrey Case, greet evening commuters while campaigning in Honolulu. The seat representing Honolulu in the U.S. Congress is open for anyone's taking, as incumbent U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa runs for governor instead of re-election. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)

Medley of Democrats compete for Hawaii US House seat

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Pearl Harbor survivor Ray Emory, center, arrives a surprise ceremony honoring him, Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in Honolulu. Emory, who served aboard the USS Honolulu during the 1941 attack, is moving back the the mainland and wanted to visit the site where his former ship was moored one last time. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Sailors honor Pearl Harbor survivor during 1 last visit

By AUDREY McAVOY - Associated Press

Pearl Harbor survivor Ray Emory, center, arrives a surprise ceremony honoring him, Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in Honolulu. Emory, who served aboard the USS Honolulu during the 1941 attack, is moving back the the mainland and wanted to visit the site where his former ship was moored one last time. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Pearl Harbor survivor says goodbye before leaving Hawaii

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Uber driver Joshua Oh drives in Honolulu on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Honolulu's city council is scheduled to vote on a bill that won't allow ride-hailing services to impose so-called &quot;surge pricing&quot; on riders if the fee is higher than a maximum amount set by the city. The bill says the city would set a maximum fare private transportation companies may charge. That would prevent surge prices that are higher than the city-set limit. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

The Latest: Uber derides ‘surge pricing’ limit in Honolulu

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Honolulu mayor says rentable electric scooters are not legal

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This Sunday, May 6, 2018, image from a research camera mounted in the observation tower at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, shows the summit of the Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. The camera is looking south southeast towards the active vent in Halemaʻumaʻu, 1.9 km (1.2 miles) from the webcam. For scale, the crater wall of Halemaʻumaʻu behind the eruptive vent is about 85-meters (about 280-feet) high. Lava shooting out of openings in the ground have already destroyed nearly half a dozen homes while some 1,700 people who evacuated the area face the possibility of not being able to return for a long time. (U.S. Geological Survey via AP)

Slopes of volcano offer affordable piece of paradise, risks

By CALEB JONES - Associated Press

Federal fisheries observer Steve Dysart talks to The Associated Press on Friday, March 30, 2018 in Honolulu. Dysart, who works for a company that contracts with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, was aboard the commercial fishing vessel Princess Hawaii when it sank off Hawaii's Big Island on March 25, 2018. The observer and seven others, an American captain and six foreign fishermen, were rescued from their life raft about 12 hours after the boat sank. (AP Photo/Sophia Yan)

Crewman credited with saving lives as fishing boat sank

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The Latest: Hawaii implemented alert plan before completing

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Remains of Marine killed in WWII heading home to Oregon

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U.S. President Barack Obama greets people as he leaves Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, adjacent to Honolulu, Hawaii, en route to Washington, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, after his annual family vacation on the island of Oahu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Obama statue sought by Hawaii state Senate committee

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A Honolulu police officer stands on the campus of Kapolei Middle School after a lockdown at the school was lifted, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018 in Kapolei, Hawaii. Hawaii Department of Education spokeswoman Donalyn Dela Cruz said school officials were notified of a threat Thursday night and reported it to police. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported someone posted on social media that they planned to &quot;shoot up&quot; the middle school on Friday morning. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

The Latest: Threat leads to checking bags at middle school

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