Hawaii
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Magazine
How a Maui Local Makes Sashimi Extra Special
Hamachi gets a surprising lift from sweet onions in a ponzu sauce.
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World
U.S. Military Returns to the Jungle, Training for Future Threats
One by one, the American soldiers slid down a muddy hillside to a river deep in the Hawaiian jungle. With guns on top of rucksacks, they kicked their way across, wobbling in the current, trying to stay quiet. It was a sluggish advance stinking of ...
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Travel
Why I’m Still in Love With Waikiki
It’s fashionable to look down on the famous Honolulu beach as touristy and inauthentic. But you can still find the tropical paradise that inspired dreams of the islands, if you know where to look.
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Travel
After Maui Wildfires, Travelers Ask: Would a Trip Help or Hurt?
Residents and travelers are grappling with the propriety of visiting Maui, the epicenter of last week’s wildfires but an island heavily reliant on tourist dollars.
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World
After the Shock and Grief, Hawaii Will Reinvent Itself Again
The disaster that erased the beloved West Maui town of Lahaina this week comes with the bitter taste of bewilderment. Brush fires met high winds whipped by a far-off hurricane, and overnight a historic town was gone, a pile of smoke and ashes. A lush ...
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World
Abigail Kawananakoa, 96, Dies; Claimed to Be Last Hawaiian Princess
She was the great-great niece of the last king as well as the heiress to one of the state’s largest fortunes.
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Travel
Can Responsible Travel to Hawaii Be Fun? We Gave It a Try.
When I told a friend that I planned to stay in an off-the-grid cabin on a farm in Hawaii, her response, a combination of confusion and intrigue, mirrored my general attitude toward camping and most outdoor activities: “You’re doing this voluntarily ...
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Politics
Mauna Loa Volcano in Hawaii Erupts for the First Time in Nearly 40 Years
No evacuation orders were issued, but officials advised residents to review their preparedness plans. The volcano last erupted in 1984.
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World
The Only U.S. Territory Without U.S. Birthright Citizenship
The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. This week’s issue is written by Natasha Frost ...
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Business
In a First, Nonprofit Buys Insurance for Hawaii’s Threatened Coral Reefs
As climate change makes coastal storms more destructive, an environmental group is trying a new approach to protecting Hawaii’s coral reefs. It ...