NORTH SHORE » Military helicopters dropped water on fire hotspots on Kaena Point, Waialua and around Dillingham Field. Looking down from a copter, a water bucket released water at Kaena Point.
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» Military engages fire from up above
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The temblor knocks out infrastructure and phones while boulders block a main highway
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