The busiest domestic route in the US wasn't on the mainland. See the top 10.

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A Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 717 at Maui airport in Hawaii.
Hawaiian Airlines mostly flies the Boeing 717 between Oahu and Maui.

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Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly building a Hawaii compound with plans for an escape hatch, 'blind doors,' and an underground bunker

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The founder and head of Facebook's Meta Group, Mark Zuckerberg, presents new devices and AI at a conference.
Mark Zuckerberg's Hawaii compound has plans for an underground bunker, escape hatch, and a seemingly "blast-resistant door," according to Wired.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman went on an 18-month, $85 million real-estate shopping spree — including a previously unknown Hawaii estate

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, whose company makes ChatGPT, arrives at Allen & Company's Sun Valley conference.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman snapped up a $43 million estate in Hawaii in 2021, adding to his impressive real-estate portfolio.

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The US Navy released a wild video of a P-8A plane stuck on a Hawaiian coral reef after it missed a runway

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Submerged P-8A aircraft
The US Navy's P-8A aircraft was partially submerged in Kaneohe Bay, according to a video released by the US Navy on Tuesday.

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See a plane that landed in the water after it overshot the runway in Hawaii

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This photo provided by Diane Dircks shows a U.S. Navy plane that overshot a Marine base on Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. An official says all nine people aboard the plane have escaped injury.

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Tourists are flocking to a strange bubblegum-pink pond in Hawaii

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Shad Hanohano, from left, Leilani Fagner and their daughter Meleana Hanohano view the pink water at the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge in Kihei, Hawaii on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023
Visitors at the Kealia Pond in Hawaii in early November.

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'I don't want to die:' How 14 youth advocates in Hawaii are fighting climate change by taking the state to court

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One Planet Banner Test

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Recognizing the rights of climate refugees is the first step to relocating the millions of vulnerable island-nation residents who could be displaced in the next 3 decades

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As Hawaii mourns its dead, 'disaster vultures' are swooping in to make a quick buck

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A house on fire being circled by vultures while money falls from the sky
Disaster vultures are investors who take advantage of people who lost their homes to natural disasters in order to turn a profit.

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As Hawaii mourns its dead, investors are swooping in to make a quick buck

Hawaii Power Company Takes Partial Responsibility for One of Maui's Wildfires

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Hawaiian Electric Company, the electric company that was sued by Maui last week, responded to the lawsuit over the weekend. In the official response, the company also faulted local firefighters for leaving the scene of the fire too early.

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