text:  Morning Edition continues on member-supported Hawaii Public Radio. KHPR, Honolulu, KKUA, Wailuku, KANOPILO, KHBH, Kailua-Kona, KIPL, Lihue, and KJHF, Kuala Pu'u, the stations of HBR1. It's 7 o'clock across the Hawaiian Islands. Good morning. Defying Predictions.