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Sudden wind rips roof off carport

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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
Paul Smith, right, and Joe Tukia of Kapana Beach Masonry worked Friday to clear the debris of what remained of the carport roof.
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
A resident on the Alaula Way property, who asked not to be identified, said he was awakened by the sound of the roof ripping off and crashing against another home on the lot.
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COURTESY PHOTO
A carport roof rested Friday against a home along Alaula Way in Manoa. The roof was blown apart late Thursday night in what some witnesses say was a tornadolike force that lifted the roof and threw it against the adjacent house.