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Photos taken in January show the the wreck of the SS Kauai at Mahukona. Nearly 99 years ago, the Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co. steamboat foundered on the reef at Mahukona, one of four official ports of entry for the Kingdom of Hawaii. The wooden-hulled SS Kauai was declared a total loss in late December 1913. Photos by John Andersen/Community Contributor)

Photos taken in January show the the wreck of the SS Kauai at Mahukona. Nearly 99 years ago, the Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co. steamboat foundered on the reef at Mahukona, one of four official ports of entry for the Kingdom of Hawaii. The wooden-hulled SS Kauai was declared a total loss in late December 1913. Photos by John Andersen/Community Contributor)