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KAUA'I

Plants pulled in Kaua'i pot raid

LIHU'E, Kaua'i — A three-day marijuana eradication program on Kaua'i last week collected 4,020 pot plants of all sizes.

The operation March 5-7 was headed by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources with assistance from Kaua'i, Honolulu, Maui and Big Island police, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Army.

No one was arrested, according to a press release from the Kaua'i mayor's office.

MAUI

Empty house burns on Maui

Maui firefighters battled a fire at an abandoned house in Sprecklesville for almost four hours late Sunday and early yesterday.

Companies from Pa'ia and Kahului responded to the 11:17 p.m. alarm at the house on Old Stables Road. The fire was under control at 11:41 p.m. but not completely extinguished until 3:20 a.m., fire officials said.

Fire investigators are working to establish a cause and estimate the damages.