Community

The new toolkit is a step-by-step guide designed to help residents, schools and community groups host temporary, car-free street events that promote play, physical activity and social connection in their own neighborhoods.

This is the second year Southwest Airlines has partnered with Pearl Harbor Historic Sites to fund free flights for neighbor island kids to take a 2-day educational journey to Oʻahu; the airline donated 400 complimentary tickets; educators shouldn’t wait to apply as deadline is approaching.

EWaste, chemicals, appliances, baby items, medical equipment, or broken items will not be accepted.

Interns will earn $20 per hour for part-time work of up to 19.5 hours per week, during which they gain hands-on experience in seeding, planting, weeding, harvesting and delivery.

A total of $40,000 is available through this competitive grant program; completed applications must be submitted by 3 p.m. Nov. 14.

A 24-year-old Kīlauea resident was arrested after an illegal firework detonated beneath a parked car, triggering safety alarms and a police response on Thursday.

Protests are scheduled in Princeville and Līhu‘e.

At Lydgate Park in Kauaʻi, local schools and conservation organizations gathered for a heartwarming return to the wild of three rescued Newell’s shearwaters during this fledgling season.

After seven decades of filming every aspect of the natural world, the world’s leading natural historian and voice behind numerous highly acclaimed documentaries such as “Planet Earth” and its sequels “The Blue Planet” and “Our Planet” delivered his first-ever collaboration with National Geographic — the documentary “Ocean with David Attenborough.”

The cooperative as of Oct. 1 has partnered with Cooperative Response Center — a nationwide 24/7 contact center providing support to rural electric utilities — to accept after-hours and weekend customer service and emergency calls.

This year’s fall fest featuring free keiki rides, inflatables, games, live entertainment, ‘ono food and beverages from local nonprofits and the Great Pumpkin Giveaway, is planned for Oct. 18 in Hanapēpē.

“By imagining a day without water, we gain a deeper appreciation for this vital resource and the importance of investing in the infrastructure that delivers it to our taps,” said Kaua‘i County Department of Water officials.

Officially introduced Oct. 13 at Kauaʻi High School, the new Direct2UH initiative provides free direct enrollment to 9 of the university’s campuses based on a student’s grade-point average, without them having to complete a traditional application.

This upcoming workday is part of the nonprofit’s continuing multi-year effort to restore the Hulēʻia watershed and stabilize the fishpond’s kuapā (rock wall).

The Alaska Airlines | Hawaiian Airlines Foundation will provide grants to programs focused on celebrating and preserving the unique way of life in Alaska and Hawai‘i.

All projects are weather permitting.

Speed appears to be a contributing factor in the crash, and toxicology results are pending to determine if impairment played a role.

Reigning Ironman World Champion Laura Philipp of Germany will lead the professional field that includes two other Ironman World Champions: Great Britain’s Lucy Charles-Barclay and American Chelsea Sodaro.

Nonprofit mountain biking association wants to create, enhance and preserve a world-class network of mountain biking trails throughout Kaua’i County while raising awareness and enthusiasm for a healthy outdoor activity and fostering the next generation of mountain bicyclists.

Several road closures are scheduled to allow for the installation to occur, which will take place on weekdays only from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., according to a Kaua‘i County press release.