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FILE - A neighborhood of single-family homes is shown Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015, in Honolulu. Two-thirds of the single family homes on Hawaii's most populous island have no hurricane protections. This year's return of El Nino is highlighting this weakness because it boosts the odds that more tropical cyclones will travel through Hawaii's waters this summer and fall. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy, File)
Hawaii's experience stands in contrast to the U.S. territory of Guam, where stronger building codes and years of rebuilding after powerful storms means most homes are now made of sturdy concrete.
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