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Nathan Eagle is the news editor at Honolulu Civil Beat. He was formerly a reporter where he covered everything from state government and commercial fishing to ocean-related issues and politics.

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Minh Duc Nguyen is a long-time resident of Honolulu and electrical engineering student at Washington University in St Louis. He is a member of the Center for Tomorrow’s Leaders Vanguard program.