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... Kona lows, not tropical cyclones, cause most severe weather in Hawaii?

... that at the Pali Lookout during the Battle of Nuʻuanu 400 warriors were driven over a cliff by Kamehameha I?

...that Ah Jook Ku, was the first Asian-American reporter for the Associated Press, as well as the first Asian-American female reporter for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin?

...that Hurricane Kenneth brought heavy rainfall to Oahu and Kauai in Hawaii, enough for its named to be considered for retirement?

... that Amaranthus brownii, an endangered species of pigweed endemic to the Northwestern Hawaiian Island of Nihoa, was discovered in 1923, but has not been seen in the wild for twenty-five years?
... that 'Opaeka'a Falls (pictured) on the Hawaiian island of Kauai is named after the native freshwater shrimp that "roll" down the falls?
... that the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology is the only research center in the world built on a coral reef?
... that counts of humpback whales in the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary are increasing by 7% per year?