DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Strength to survive
Nicholas Iwamoto nearly died on the Koko Crater hiking rail in 2009 when he was attacked by a man who stabbed him 18 times. He revisits the Koko Crater lookout, above, with his therapy dog, Rapunzel; his mother, Kitty Iwamoto; and nephew Devin Boone.