AP Photo 4 months ago

This Oct. 3, 2011 photo shows the coast of Kauai, Hawaii, as seen from the Sea Breeze catamaran. Kauai is the northernmost of Hawaii's islands and it gets fewer visitors than Oahu, the Big Island or Maui.

AP Photo 4 months ago

In this photo provided by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor missile is launched during the system's first operational test, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii. The agency says that...

AP Photo 4 months ago

RESENDING TO CLARIFY SECOND LINE- This Oct. 3, 2011 photo shows Captain Bob Kutkowski speaking to guests aboard the Sea Breeze catamaran off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii. Kauai is the northernmost of Hawaii's islands and it gets fewer visitors than Oahu, the Big Island or Maui.

AP Photo 4 months ago

This Oct. 3, 2011 photo shows Captain Bob Kutkowski speaking to guests aboard the Sea Breeze catamaran off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii. Kauai is the northernmost and least visited of the four main islands in the Hawaiian island chain.

AP Photo 5 months ago

A photo of 6th grade students from Kagoshima, Japan found in a bottle by Petty Officer Jon Moore during a cleanup on a beach at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai Island. The bottle contained four origami cranes, a photo of Arikawa's elementary school class and a note dated...

Reuters Pictures 11 months ago

Sion Milosky, 35, of Kalaheo, Kauai, Hawaii, is shown surfing the Pipeline in this November 15, 2010 photograph provided by Volcom, one of Milosky's sponsors. Milosky drowned while surfing March 16, 2011 at the Mavericks surf break north of Half Moon Bay,California.

AP Photo 5 months ago

In this photo released by Association of Surfing Professionals, Bruce Irons of Kauai, Hawaii, rides a massive tow-in surfing day during a lay day at the Billabong Pro Tahiti, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011. Irons is the brother of the late three times Association of Surfing Professionals World...

AP Photo 7 months ago

In a photo made July 6, 2011, a woman jumps into Kipu Falls in Lihue, Hawaii, on the island of Kauai. But the alluring beauty of the waterfall and natural pool conceals a deadly side. Five visitors to Kauai, all male, have drowned at Kipu Falls in the past five years.

AP Photo 7 months ago

A July 6, 2011 photo shows a memorial at Kipu Falls on Kauai for Kulana Kauhi-Apao, an Oahu man who drowned there in December 2010. Kauhi-Apao's mother, Christine Kauhi, hopes something can be done to prevent more drownings.

AP Photo 2 months ago

A nearly blind endangered Hawaiian monk seal is seen in his new home at the Waikiki Aquarium in Honolulu on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. Hoailona, also known as KP2, has spent the past two years at a California research lab. He was first rescued when federal officials found him suckling on...

AP Photo 2 months ago

In this Dec. 15, 2011 photo, a nearly blind, endangered Hawaiian monk seal swims at the Waikiki Aquarium in Honolulu. Hoailona, also known as KP2, has spent the past two years at a California research lab. He was first rescued when federal officials found him suckling on a rock three...

AP Photo 4 months ago

Maile Bent opens a guava picked from a tree she grew with other inmates at Women's Community Correctional Center, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, in Kailua, Hawaii. The prison's farming and gardening program is one of three similar programs at correctional facilities on Oahu and Kauai.

AP Photo 5 months ago

In this scanned image released by the U.S. Navy, a picture found along with a "message in a bottle" is shown. This photo and the letter, apparently sent in 2006 from an elementary school student in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, was found during a beach cleanup at the Pacific...

AP Photo 5 months ago

In this scanned image released by the U.S. Navy, two parts of a letter found as a "message in a bottle," except for personal information covered with a black line, are shown. This message, apparently sent in 2006 from an elementary school student in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture,...

AP Photo 7 months ago

In this Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Petty Officer Jon Moore stands on the beach at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii while removing a message from a bottle sent from Kagoshima, Japan more than five years ago. Moore found the bottle while personnel at...

AP Photo 7 months ago

In this image provided by the U.S. Navy electrician's Mate 2nd Class Jon Moore removes a message from a bottle sent from Kagoshima, Japan more than five years ago. The clear glass bottle was found Thursday by Petty Officer Jon Moore during a beach cleanup at the Pacific Missile Range...

AP Photo 11 months ago

Jessica Teng, left, and John Parisik find shelter in a shopping center early Friday, March 11, 2011 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The Kailua-Kona couple was forced to evacuate their coastal condominium due to a tsunami warning following an earthquake in Japan. Tsunami waves spawned by a...

AP Photo 11 months ago

A man stands on the sidewalk on Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki, Hawaii as a reported tsunami heads toward the Hawaiian Islands early Friday, March 11, 2011 in Honolulu. Tsunami waves hit Hawaii in the early morning hours Friday and were sweeping through the island chain after an earthquake...

AP Photo 11 months ago

A police car drives along empty Ali'i Drive in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Thursday, March 10, 2011. A tsunami warning following an earthquake in Japan forced the evacuation of coastal areas of the island. Tsunami waves spawned by a massive earthquake in Japan have hit Hawaii early Friday. The...

AP Photo 11 months ago

In this March 9, 2011 photo provided by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, nene geese are seen in flight in Lihue, Hawaii. The state of Hawaii is planning to move hundreds nene geese from a Kauai resort to get them out of the way of commercial jets taking off and...