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The final version of income tax measure maintains tax cuts passed in 2024 for joint filers earning less than $350,000, heads of household less than $262,500 and single filers less than $175,000, preserving critical financial relief for Hawaiʻi’s working and middle-income households.

After years of careful planning, experimenting with flavors and ingredients, and overcoming pandemic setbacks, Skyler Lassman and Paul Schmitz opened their craft brewery on Kress Street.

The message throughout every story of each of the seven students is the same: you don’t need to have everything figured out to begin; students can start where they are — and go beyond.

Federal Bureau of Investigations and Federal Trade Commission fraud reports also reveal the state ranks fifth in the nation among per-capita losses.

Events and site visits around the East Asia island advanced relationships, educational partnerships and logistical preparations for the anticipated arrival of traditional Polynesian voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia in spring 2027.

Prices just before 8 a.m. Monday, April 27, at Kapa‘a gas pumps ranged from $5.39 per gallon on the low end to as much as $5.99 per gallon; prices at the pump for neighbor islands decreased 10.6 cents per gallon from last week’s average $5.64 per gallon.

There’s still time to add your name to the list of those who will attend the April 28 event at Kauaʻi War Memorial Convention Hall, but it’s quickly running out; register today!

Apply by Friday, May 1, for this year’s academy scheduled for June 1-5, giving future leaders who want to protect and serve their community an opportunity to dive into hands-on law enforcement training — from crime scene investigations and forensic science to firearm safety, first aid, physical fitness and active shooter response.

Hawaiʻi Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research/Institutional Development Award Office was created to help faculty and students from higher education institutions located in the office’s jurisdiction, which encompasses all of Hawaiʻi, to expand research efforts while enhancing the impact and visibility of Hawaiʻi-based research throughout the nation.

It was the first time in about 600 years a voyaging canoe sailed the ancient sea road of Kealaikahiki and disproved theories of accidental drift.

Deadlines near for free enrollment in credit monitoring and identity theft insurance for people who might have been impacted by the incident.

“This recognition reflects what our students, faculty and community experience every day at [University of Hawaiʻi at] Mānoa: a campus where natural beauty, culture and academic excellence come together in a unique way,” said University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Interim Provost Vassilis Syrmos.

The garden is designed to be inclusive and accessible, supporting a range of uses from food production and cultural practices to educational classes and community gatherings for keiki, kūpuna and families.

Residents, businesses and other organizations can bring unwanted or unneeded items from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 8 at Kaua‘i Resource Center in Līhu‘e for reuse.

24-year-old nonprofit’s new president and chief executive officer Morgan Hannan invites community input on immediate priorities.

This year’s Kaua‘i County awardee is Alena Abell from Kapa’a High School; Abell plans to attend Reed College in Portland, Ore.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation will implement nightly single-lane closures on Kūhiō Highway in Hanalei that will begin April 28 and run through mid-May.

Boys and girls ages 12 to 18 are invited to learn about the Sea Scouts program, meet current members, and explore its new donated vessel “Sun Seeker.”

The Kauaʻi Fire Department urges residents and business owners to enhance public safety by completing a two-minute community safety survey.

The 5-year All-Star Translational Award from the North Carolina-based cancer research foundation will support study of mesothelioma in patients carrying BAP1 mutation.