KAUMAKANI, Hawaii — Firefighters have contained a wind-swept wildfire that was threatening about 200 homes on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, authorities said late Monday night, and an evacuation notice for the area has been lifted. The fire burned 1.56 square miles of land between Hanapepe and Kaumakani, the County of Kauai said in a social media post. The fire …
HONOLULU — A tour company helicopter crashed off the Hawaiian island of Kauai, police said, killing one person and leaving two missing in the latest in a series of crashes to plague the industry in recent years. “But it needs to be the right helicopter.” Not many Hawaii tour companies operate twin-engine turbine helicopters because they’re more expensive, Sanger said. …
