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Ho’ike is the only non-competitive night of the Merrie Monarch festival. And this year will be particularly special, paying homage to the festival’s humble roots and strong tradition of cultural preservation as the event marks its 60th anniversary.

For the first time in a decade, the Merrie Monarch Festival held its coronation ball.

Eighty years after the military battered parts of Hawaii Island with grenades, mortars, and bombs, officials estimate thousands of unexploded ordnances remain scattered throughout several West Hawaii Island communities ― a reality that impacts everything from daily life to future planning.

Several residents reported seeing quarter-sized hail falling in their yards at about midnight as thunderstorms moved over Oahu.Streams of lightning streaked across the night sky Wednesday and booms of thunder echoed across the island.