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Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, elevated its security level to BRAVO following the commencement of hostilities with the Middle Eastern nation, as did other military facilities throughout the state.

Budding cooks should create a 5- to 7-minute video preparing a healthy recipe with at least one locally sourced fruit, vegetable or protein; winners receive an immersive farm and food adventure, going behind the scenes to learn directly from professionals in the culinary arts and local agriculture.

State employees have supported the drive since 1999, collecting food and raising funds for Hawaiʻi Foodbank and its statewide affiliates; this year’s drive runs through May 8.

Additional micropurchasing agreements are in development throughout the state, including collaborations between school cafeterias and school gardens, as well as additional small farm produce purchases on Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi Island and Maui.

Jenary Remigio of the Līhuʻe Clubhouse and Coen Langley of the Kapa‘a Clubhouse were each awarded scholarships; Matthew “Messiah” Cargo of the Wai‘anae Clubhouse on Oʻahu was named Youth of the Year and advances to represent Oʻahu and Kauaʻi clubhouses at the Hawai‘i State Youth of the Year competition.

The state of Hawaiʻi and University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa are asking residents to again share their experiences by completing the 2026 survey, which asks about health and well-being, housing and cost of living, transportation, community concerns and solutions, work and school, access to services and more.

Residents, businesses and other organizations can bring unwanted or unneeded items for reuse from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 13.

The plan calls for improving safety, operational efficiency, environmental sustainability and passenger experience by making better use of existing facilities.

Hawaiian athletes are set to bring the spirit of aloha to the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, held in Minnesota from June 20–26.

The global business degree is a pioneering 90-credit, 3-year undergraduate degree designed from the ground up to be fast, flexible and future-focused.

Due to an emergency water shutdown, restrooms at Salt Pond Beach Park and the Kauaʻi Veterans Cemetery will be temporarily closed, affecting both local residents and visitors.

The conservation and environmental education nonprofit has opportunities on all islands with new host sites.

The five regional hubs are across the moku/hui moku (districts) of West Kauaʻi, Waiʻanae (Oʻahu), Molokaʻi, Central Maui and Kohala (Hawaiʻi Island).

Sgt. Brian Silva and Officer Joridan Sele were named Employees of the Month for February for their commitment to public safety in separate incidents.

Two Hanalei School students are advancing to the Hawaiʻi State Science and Engineering Fair in Honolulu this April, where they will showcase their innovative science projects.

The 2026 Women’s History Month theme, “Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future,” recognizes women working to rebuild and strengthen environmental, economic and social systems.

The purpose of the plan is to optimize existing airport facilities to improve safety, enhance operational efficiency and environmental sustainability as well as to improve passenger experience while remaining responsive to community values and concerns.

Students worked with community stewards of Kaumaui, a loko iʻa in the Keaukaha community on the south side of Hilo Bay on the Big Island, to help with restoration and preservation efforts and collect water samples for DNA testing back on campus as part of their semester-long experiment.

Junior golfers throughout Hawai‘i are invited to tee up and join a competitive and educational tournament schedule designed to develop skills on and off the course; the 2026 Spring season opens March 14-15 at Wailuā Golf Course on Kaua‘i, with a tournament for juniors ages 14 years old and younger.

Data was collected Feb. 28 from 46 sites throughout the main Hawaiian Islands; a total of 1,935 whales were observed throughout all islands, down just 12 whales from February 2025.