Hurricane wipes out Hawaiian island overnight

The superintendent at a marine reserve near Hawaii says she was astounded when she learned a hurricane had wiped out an entire island in one night. East Island was a remote sand spit that sat atop a coral reef in the French Frigate shoals. But a couple of weeks ago, Hurricane Walaka - a category five storm - slammed directly into it, and washed it off the map. Athline Clark told RNZ Pacific's Jamie Tahana the majority of the island no longer exists.