‘Food trucks. Local flavor. Stronger together.’

These reforms — which Hawai‘i Gov. Green signed during two separate ceremonies — help ensure people receive screenings, treatment and support they need without risking financial stability.

Several locations on the leeward side, on the other hand, didn't fare as well, with much of the Kona and Kohala coasts, slopes and interior higher elevations recording below average rainfall for June.

Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green, Hawai‘i County Mayor Kimo Alameda will headline the pre-election event, which will be campaign central July 25 with dozens of Democratic candidates making their cases to voters before ballots arrive for the Aug. 8 state primary elections.

More than 52,000 breakfasts and 93,000 lunches were served as of June 30 at 74 participating public schools via U.S. Department of Agriculture's Seamless Summer Option.

Ho‘ōla Nā Pua, a Hawai‘i-based nonprofit dedicated to the prevention of child sex trafficking and the healing of exploited youth, announced the appointment of Shelley Cramer as Chief Executive Officer.

Hawaiian Electric contractors will install a weather station on a utility pole along Hāna Highway in Pāʿia on from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, partially closing the far-right mauka lane of the highway across from Lower Pāʻia Park, also known as Baby Beach Park. 

Both campaigns are well funded and spending big in the lead-up to the Aug. 8 primary election, although Sugimura has a much bigger war chest left with the general election on Nov. 3.

Moderate to locally breezy trade winds will persist through much of next week as high pressure remains north of the state. Windward and mauka showers will...