ROAD CLOSED: About 40 yards of debris littered Kamehameha Highway just north of Waimea Bay after a rock slide early yesterday morning. Police closed the road to traffic as workers cleared the boulders, some weighing 30 tons or more.
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Waimea Bay rocked again
Reopening of Kamehameha Hwy. possible tomorrow
Some seeking nightly Leeward park closures
Many Ewa residents protest a plan to shut parks 12 hours nightly
Rear visibility targeted in child deaths
Legislation addresses U.S. 'epidemic' of children hit by reversing vehicles
UH dorm renovations to start in summer
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in Travel
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