The crowd assembled at the NOAA Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary multipurpose building in Kihei celebrate Mitchell Lani, a Coast Guard veteran from Hawaii who served in the 1950s, during a ceremony in Maui, Nov. 12, 2018. The Coast Guard presented Lani with a Coast Guard Commendation Medal for heroic action during his service in 1952 aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Forster (WDE 434). (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Sara Muir/Released)