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APFN-US-Hawaii Forest Rescue-Technology


By Audrey McAvoy | AP June 24 at 12:38 AM HONOLULU — Yesenia D’Alessandro loaded a GPS tracking app on her cellphone and trudged into a remote Hawaii forest, joining more than 100 other volunteers looking for a missing hiker. She climbed through muddy ravines, crossed streams and faced steep drop-offs in the thick tangle of trees …