2006
Year in which Hawaii enacted a three-strikes law for violent offenders
1
Number of people who have been sentenced under the law, which is set to expire in July
$100,000
Prize money earned by Haiku’s Matt Meola, 21, for submitting the winning clip in a surf-video contest
80 feet
Maximum height of lava eruptions from a 1.4-mile fissure that opened last week in the Big Island’s Kilauea volcano
5 hours, 7 minutes
Time it took Australian marathon swimmer Penny Palfrey to cross the seven-mile Alalakeiki channel between Kahoolawe and Maui; Palfrey also plans to attempt the Kaiwi channel between Oahu and Molokai and the Kaluakahi channel between Kauai and Niihau
Sources: Hawaii Department of the Attorney General, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Palfreymarathonswims.com
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