Which Hawaiian publishing company published a story of an 18-year old who survived a fall of 400 feet?
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White Mountain Castle Publishing White Mountain Castle Publishing, LLC is a private publishing company in Hawaii. It originated in 1996 under the non-profit organization Jesus Christ Is Calling You Evangelistic Ministry, Inc. with "Paradise Calls: Spellbinding Story of Hawaii's Evangelist", an autobiography featuring the survival story of Danny Yamashiro. In 2008, American Olympic Judo champion Kevin Asano's autobiography, "Step Onto The Mat: Journey To True Success" was published. A feature in the Honolulu Advertiser highlighted its release. In 2009, the autobiography of Hawaii philanthropist Jimmy Yamada, Jr., "God's Hand in the Life of an Electrician" was published. More than 50,000 copies were distributed.
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Danny Yamashiro Daniel Keauhou Matsu "Danny" Yamashiro (born December 5, 1967) survived a 400-foot fall from the famed ridge of the historic Nuʻuanu Pali in Honolulu, Hawaii at 18.
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Paleontology in Hawaii Paleontology in Hawaii refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Hawaii. The Hawaiian islands began to form as a result of volcanic activity about 5 million years ago. Due to their young age and igneous geology they preserve very few fossils. Most such remains are creatures like relatively recent corals and molluscs that lived in the area when sea levels were higher than they are today. Overall the state has seen very little paleontological research within its borders. According to author Marian Murray prior to the 1974 publication of the second edition to her book Hunting for Fossils most of the little research on Hawaii's fossils record had already gone out of print. She recommended that would-be amateur fossil hunters in Hawaii consult staff of a local museum for clues on where to hunt due to the rarity of fossils and the lack of easily accessible information on them.
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The Falling Astronauts The Falling Astronauts is a novel by Barry N. Malzberg, first published in 1971 in a paperback edition by Ace Books.
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The Maui News The Maui News is a Wailuku, Hawaii based, daily newspaper covering the islands of Maui, Lanai and Molokai. "The Maui News" began publication on February 17, 1900. Henry Perrine Baldwin became an owner of the "News" in 1905. "The Maui News" was sold to Ogden Newspapers by Baldwin's descendants on February 1, 2000.
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Fire Escape Collapse Fire Escape Collapse, also known as Fire on Marlborough Street, is a black-and-white photograph by Stanley Forman which received the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography in 1976 and the title of World Press Photo of the Year. The photograph, which is part of a series, shows 19-year-old Diana Bryant and her 2-year-old goddaughter Tiare Jones falling from the collapsed fire escape of a burning apartment building on Marlborough Street in Boston on July 22, 1975. The fire escape at the fifth floor collapsed as a turntable ladder on a fire engine was being extended to pick up the two at the height of approximately 50 feet (15 meters).
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Lost in Shangri-La Lost in Shangri-La (2011) is a non-fiction book by American author Mitchell Zuckoff about a US military airplane called "The Gremlin Special", which crashed on May 13, 1945 in New Guinea, and the subsequent rescue of the survivors. Because it involved a female WAC Corporal lost in the jungle with "savages", the public became keenly interested in following the story. It was written about in the November 1945 issue of "Reader's Digest" magazine, and many other press channels. In 2011 Zuckoff published a modern retelling based on interviews with surviving Americans and New Guineans, and other previously unpublished information.
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A Romance of the Halifax Disaster A Romance of the Halifax Disaster (1918) is a rare novella by Lieutenant-Colonel Frank McKelvey Bell based on the Halifax Explosion of 1917. Bell, after the explosion, had assisted in the medical rescue. His experiences during this time allowed him to write about the physical trauma suffered by Haligonians. Rather than focusing on medical professionals, though, Bell positions his narrative as a romance between a young volunteer and an injured soldier.
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Mamo Clark Mamo Clark (December 6, 1914 – December 18, 1986), sometimes billed as Mamo, was a Hawaiian-born American actress and author.
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Thrum's Hawaiian Annual Thrum's Hawaiian Annual (fully Thrum's Hawaiian Annual and Standard Guide; alternatively All About Hawaii) is a statistical compendium of Hawaiiana ranging from Hawaiian mythology to Hawaiian language to sites of interest in Hawaii, published by Star-Bulletin Printing Co.. The original research was compiled by antiquarian bookman Thomas George Thrum and first published in 1875 as "The Hawaiian Annual and Almanac". Contributors to Thrum's Hawaiian Annual include the artist Bessie Wheeler.
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Honolulu Rifles The Honolulu Rifles were the name of two volunteer military companies composed solely of Caucasian citizens of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
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1975 Hawaii earthquake The 1975 Hawaii earthquake occurred on November 29 with a moment magnitude of 7.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII ("Severe"). The shock affected several of the Hawaiian Islands and resulted in the deaths of two people and up to 28 injured. Significant damage occurred in the southern part of the Big Island totaling $4–4.1 million and it also triggered a small brief eruption of Kilauea volcano.
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Hawaiian tropical rainforests The Hawaiian tropical rainforests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in the Hawaiian Islands. They cover an area of 6700 km2 in the windward lowlands and montane regions of the islands. Coastal mesic forests are found at elevations from sea level to 300 m . Mixed mesic forests occur at elevations of 750 to , while wet forests are found from 1250 to . Moist bogs and shrublands exist on montane plateaus and depressions. For the 28 million years of existence of the Hawaiian Islands, they have been isolated from the rest of the world by vast stretches of the Pacific Ocean, and this isolation has resulted in the evolution of an incredible diversity of endemic species, including fungi, mosses, snails, birds, and other wildlife. In the lush, moist forests high in the mountains, trees are draped with vines, orchids, ferns, and mosses. This ecoregion includes one of the world's wettest places, the slopes of Mount Waiʻ aleʻ ale, which average 460 in of rainfall per year.
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Whitman Publishing Whitman Publishing, long a subsidiary of Western Publishing, was a children's book publishing company that was popular from the early 1900s to the mid-1970s. Whitman published a variety of children's books, including westerns, mysteries, science fiction, adventure stories, and various others. Whitman also published authorized editions of popular television shows, such as Hawaii Five-O, Roy Rogers, Lassie, and book adaptations of many Walt Disney films. Their main genre of publishing was westerns and mystery, but they encompassed many other genres as well. One of their most popular mystery series, a Nancy Drew-like series intended for girls, was called the Whitman Authorized Editions.
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Kalalau Beach Kalalau Beach is a beach on the Nā Pali Coast at the base of the Kalalau Valley in north-west Kauaʻ i in Hawaiʻ i. It is the final destination of the Kalalau Trail, one of the most difficult trails on the Hawaiian Islands. The beach is approximately 1 mile long, with trails snaking through the rest of the valley where people in hiding are rumored to live. There is a camp site on the beach, with a waterfall providing fresh water and composting toilets available. Camping requires a permit. All trash must be packed out. The beach is beautiful and secluded.
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From Here to Eternity (novel) From Here to Eternity is the debut novel of American author James Jones, published by Scribner's in 1951. Set in 1941, the novel focuses on several members of a U.S. Army infantry company stationed in Hawaii in the months leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It is loosely based on Jones' experiences in the pre-World War II Hawaiian Division's 27th Infantry and the unit in which he served, Company E ("The Boxing Company"). Fellow company member Hal Gould said that while the novel was based on the company, including some depictions of actual persons, the characters are fictional, and the harsh conditions and described events are inventions.
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Irma Tam Soong Irma Tam Soong (15 July 1912 – 11 January 2001) was a Hawaiian historian specializing in Hawaiian-Chinese history, notable for writing about her experiences during World War II in China during Japanese occupation.
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Wailuku River The Wailuku River is a 28.0 mi water course on the Island of Hawaiʻ i in the Hawaiian Islands. It is the longest river in Hawai'i and its course lies mostly along the divide between the lava flows of Mauna Kea and those of Mauna Loa to the south. It arises at about the 10800 ft elevation along the eastern slope of Mauna Kea ( ). It flows generally eastward, descending steeply from the mountain and entering the Pacific Ocean at Hilo.
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Samuel K. Pua Samuel Kaholoʻokalani Pua (October 27, 1867 – August 1, 1932) was a Native Hawaiian politician, newspaper editor, lawyer and sheriff of Hawaii. He served as a legislator during the last years of the Kingdom of Hawaii and worked as an assistant editor for the anti-annexationist newspaper "Ke Ahailono o Hawaii" (translated as "The Hawaiian Herald") ran by members of Hui Kālaiʻāina (Hawaiian Political Association), after the overthrow of the monarchy. After the annexation, he became a sheriff during the Territory of Hawaii.
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Chinese Cinderella Chinese Cinderella: The Secret Story of an Unwanted Daughter is a book by Chinese-American physician and author Adeline Yen Mah describing her experiences growing up in China during the Second World War. First published in 1999, "Chinese Cinderella" is a revised version of part of her 1997 autobiography, "Falling Leaves". Her mother died after giving birth to her (of fever) and she is known to her family as bad luck. Her father, Joseph Yen, remarries a woman who treats Adeline and her siblings harshly while spoiling Adeline's half-brother and half-sister.
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Landing in Luck "Landing in Luck" was William Faulkner's first published short story. Appearing in the November 26, 1919 issue of "The Mississippian", a literary magazine at the University of Mississippi, "Landing in Luck" tells the story of Cadet Thompson, who is sent on a solo flight without adequate instruction. Thompson lands successfully, and his flight instructor, Bessing, takes credit for the fine job he did of teaching the cadet pilot. It is a fictional exaggeration based on Faulkner's experience as a cadet-pilot for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1918.
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Kipu Falls Kipu Falls is a waterfall in East Kauai, Hawaii.