EXTRA COVERAGE

THE KAUAI DAM CRISIS

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RICHARD WALKER / RWALKER@STARBULLETIN.COM
The dam at Morita Reservior at Kilauea, Kauai, has been lowered in the past day, and runoff still continues to pour downstream

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Detail of spewing water release valve at Morita Reservior at Kilauea, Kauai, where water levels have decreased dramatically.

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Debris pile below Morita Reservior at Kilauea, Kauai, where water levels have decreased dramatically. In the background is where Kuhio Highway crosses.

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RICHARD WALKER / RWALKER@STARBULLETIN.COM
This is the area of Ka Loko dam at Kilauea, Kauai, where the dam wall broke releasing a wall of water downstream.

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Ka Loko reservoir at Kilauea, Kauai, where the dam wall broke releasing a wall of water downstream. This is a detail of where water is flowing out of the reservoir.

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RICHARD WALKER / RWALKER@STARBULLETIN.COM
Kimba Arem plays a didjeridu at the Church of the Pacific in Princeville, Kauai. This was during a memorial/celebration for the victims of the dam collapse and flood at Kilauea, Kauai.

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