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Mauna Loa’s Volcano Alert Level is at Normal and Hawaiian Volcano Observatory expects to see changes such as increased seismicity or gas emissions before any future eruption; keeping a close eye on the volcanoes even during quiet times can teach important lessons that will inform our interpretations and decisions as conditions change.

The discovery — reported by a community member to Kauaʻi Invasive Species Committee — sparked a swift response from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources and Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity.

Executive Office on Early Learning pre-K program provides high-quality education and support during a critical stage of development for children ages 3 and 4 years old.

The Hawaiʻi Statewide Alert and Warning System will conduct its monthly test of the Emergency Alert System and outdoor sirens at 11:45 a.m. on March 2.

Public meetings to discuss Hawai’i Department of Transportation Statewide Long-range Land Transportation Plan begin March 10; Kauaʻi Long-Range Land Transportation Plans meetings are March 11.

Kauaʻi teenager Haylee Silva has a long recovery ahead, after undergoing multiple emergency surgeries for trauma to her liver, fractures in her arm and face, and a broken jaw.

Front office agent Tina Marie Galicinao and food and beverage manager Angeelee Rolland were honored for their outstanding service, leadership and embodiment of the aloha spirit that made a lasting impression on guests and colleagues.

Carissa Moore, surfing’s first Olympic Gold medalist and five-time world champion surfer, hosted the retreat focused on connection, confidence and cultivating a spirit of aloha across generations.

Voices of students collected from throughout Kauaʻi County who complete the Ka Pewa Youth Pulse Survey will directly inform summit programming, panels and breakout sessions.

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience researchers also identified seven new groups of the native moths, which is a much more rare event that the discovery of a new species.

Nonprofit entering its 20th year of helping protect, clean and celebrate the waters of Kaua‘i; working with the organization is pretty fun, plus the ocean needs your help!

These community meetings are an important opportunity for residents, landowners and stakeholders to help prioritize wildfire safety actions, identify mitigation projects and strengthen coordination between the community and partner agencies.

Registration for Sports Camp and Pop Up and Play begins March 2; all programs are free to attend.

These sessions will highlight findings from the county’s recently completed comprehensive water systems evaluation and water rate study.

Instead of hosting a gala or formal dinner to commemorate the milestone, the organization invites and encourages individuals, families, organizations, farmers, businesses, healers, educators and everyday changemakers to be part of what executive director Megan Fox calls ‘a living expression of lōkahi.’

Noho Workshop selection to oversee campus buildout — plus partnership with locally and internationally respected planner Gordon Karau as facilities project manager — reaffirms school’s commitment to be “from and for the community.”

On Friday, a vibrant Lunar New Year event at Common Ground celebrated the “Year of the Fire Horse” and united the North Shore community through creative art installations.

The concert at Anaina Hou Community Park in Kīlauea will feature Helm — one of Hawai‘i’s premier female vocalists — as you’ve never heard her before in an elegant performance that is as much musical celebration as cultural reclamation.

Recently released new mele Hawaiʻi featuring duet between award-winning Hawaiʻi musician and University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Hawaiian language PhD student Nicholas Kealiʻi Lum and Japan-born musician and trained ʻōlapa hula Tom Noʻeau offers compelling example of how Hawaiian language is taking root far beyond the islands.

A study confirms that Homo erectus, the direct ancestor of modern humans, appeared in Yunxian, China 1.7 million years ago, about 600,000 years earlier than previous studies indicated.