The Conversation: Cemetery drone survey; Early warning ahead of storms

By Catherine Cruz,

Maddie Bender, Kevin Allen

Published May 6, 2026 at 10:29 AM HST

Streets are flooded from severe rains, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Haleʻiwa, Hawaiʻi.

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Acting Lt. Gov. Keith Regan and James Kurata of the Department of Accounting and General Services, on a drone survey underway to capture eight of the state's cemeteries | Full Story

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