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Courtesy of Kylen Takakusagi
Kylen Takakusagi of Waimea High School was awarded top honors for his electronic braking system project. He will advance to the May International Science and Engineering Fair in Atlanta.
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Courtesy of Wendy Castillo
Sophia Yates, an eighth-grader at St. Theresa School in Kekaha, took top honors in the junior category with her project on the effects of coping mechanisms.
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Laurel Smith / The Garden Island
Student Rachel Chidester labels a soil sample to take back to Kaua’i High School for analysis last month. Chidester and research partner Makayla Karimi won third place in the senior division of the Kaua’i Science and Engineering Fair.
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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Erickson B. Magno
Pacific Missile Range Facility Senior Enlisted Leader Command Senior Chief Will Eickhoff listens while student researcher Poutoa Garza, an eighth-grader St. Theresa School, presents his project “Would a Plant Grow Better in UV Light or Sunlight?” during the Kaua‘i Regional Science and Engineering Fair at the Kaua‘i Veterans Center on Feb. 5.
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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Erickson B. Magno
U.S. Navy Pacific Missile Range Facility Security and Emergency Services Manager Scott Taylor discusses a project with Kaua‘i High School junior Natalie Let during the Kaua‘i Regional Science and Engineering Fair at the Kaua‘i Veterans Center in Lihu‘e Feb. 5. This is the first iteration of KRSEF since 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Cyber Criminals Thwarted From Disrupting Oahu Telecommunications
HONOLULU (KITV4) -- A plan by cyber criminals to interrupt Oahu's telecommunications infrastructure has been shut down.Cyber criminals were targeting an underwater fiber optic cable line to Hawaii supporting internet service, maintained by a private company. Authorities say an international hacking ring targeted a cable line with the intent to...