A Hawaiian Airlines flight bound for Honolulu had to return to San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday morning after experiencing problems with a right engine.

Ground crews were inspecting the Boeing 767 at Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport, Hawaiian Airlines said in a statement. Arrangements were being made to get the passengers on other flights to Honolulu, the airline said.

Flight 43 lifted off from San Jose at 9:15 a.m. with 252 passengers and a crew of 11. The flight was supposed to depart at 9:20 a.m. but left five minutes early.

During takeoff the crew “identified a right engine power issue and the captain elected to return to San Jose,” Hawaiian said in a statement.

After declaring an emergency for priority clearance, the 767 landed at 9:55 a.m.

Flight 43 had been scheduled to land in Honolulu at 12:28 p.m. Hawaii time.

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Endemic trees will be planted on ranch’s former pastureland

More than 700 acres at Kahua Ranch on Hawaii island will become home to some 250,000 newly planted endemic trees, the nonprofit Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative announced Tuesday.

This will be the second so-called “legacy forest” established by the organization.

“A portion of this land, which was fenced off from cattle grazing nearly 100 years ago, is a treasure trove of natural diversity,” said Jeff Dunster, executive director of the group, in a statement. “It will serve as the seed source for all further reforestation efforts on the ranch. The Legacy Forest will have a measurable impact on preserving the land’s existing rare endemic species while reforesting a variety of native trees and enhancing a critical habitat for endangered wildlife.”

The organization is assembling a team of trained foresters to clear the land of all invasive plant species such as strawberry guava, ginger and other major ecological threats to Hawaii’s native forests. Replanting will include endemic koa, ohia, mamane, naio, kookoolau, kukaenene and iliahi trees.

“These lands serve as a critical watershed for the Kohala area, in addition to providing economic opportunities through ranching and recreation,” said Monty Richards, whose family founded the ranch in 1928.

In the past seven years, the initiative, along with sustainable forestry company HLH LLC, has planted almost 400,000 trees across 1,200 acres of former pastureland at Kukaiau Ranch along the Hamakua Coast, creating the first such forest of its kind.

Stay out of the brown ocean, state advises Big Isle residents

A brown-water advisory has been issued for the eastern shores of Hawaii island due to recent heavy rain.

The public is advised to stay out of floodwaters and stormwater runoff due to possible overflowing cesspools and manholes, pesticides, animal fecal matter, dead animals, pathogens, chemicals and flood debris. The warning is in effect from Honokaa to just south of Cape Kumukahi, including Hilo Bay, the state Health Department said.