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Lawmakers are looking to add $19 million to the University of Hawai‘i’s annual budget to fund the expansion of a community college scholarship to university students at Mānoa, Hilo and West O‘ahu.

The nonprofit Casting for Recovery’s mission is to enhance the lives of women with breast cancer by connecting them to each other and nature. Deadline to apply for the Kauaʻi retreat is March 28.

The damaged section of the path was caused by erosion due to the heavy rain event that occurred from March 27-28, 2020.

Sasha Lee is giving back to her beloved family home of Hanapēpē, Kaua‘i, through book sale proceeds and more.

Registration will be held in person. Participation costs $30 per child, payable to the coach once the child is assigned to a team.

The members will be spread out across the island at the following locations: Kong Lung Center Kīlauea, Big Save Kapa‘a, Walmart, Longs Kukui Grove, Big Save ‘Ele‘ele.

Accepted donations include clothing, small furniture, children’s toys, books and shoes.

Local real estate agent Tom Summers spent decades helping Hollywood put Kaua‘i on the silver screen.

The new single is available to stream online now on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music and YouTube.

Through the new system, patients can secure a time slot up to 24 hours in advance at the clinic, located at 4484 Paheʻe St. in Līhuʻe.

EnhanceFitness is a group exercise program that is designed for older adults at all levels of fitness.

As part of the Department of the Attorney General’s continuing commitment to regulating charities in Hawaiʻi, the Department has hired Paula Youngling as its Charities Program Administrator.

The Kaua‘i Fire Department is sharing safety tips from the National Fire Protection Association for the upcoming holiday season.

As part of the County of Kaua‘i’s Land Information Management System project, the Department of Public Works and Information Technology Division created an application that provides the public with the ability to confirm the location of a reported County of Kaua‘i road issue on an interactive map.

The block party will feature various entertainment along Rice Street, including a keiki zone with a climbing wall, rides, games, a dedicated area for Play Streets Kaua‘i, live music, local vendors and more.

Organized by Kaua‘i nonprofit Mālama Hulē’ia as the organizations five-year anniversary workday, the ambitious goal to have thousands of volunteers help restore the loko iʻa was realized. As of Friday morning, 1,500 people were registered and hundreds of unregistered volunteers showed up to lend a hand Saturday.

Hawaiʻi residents can now apply to any of the University of Hawaiʻi’s 10 campuses without an application fee, as the University seeks to strengthen the pipeline into public higher education across the state.

Kaua‘i County Prosecuting Attorney Rebecca Like has no doubt the collective projects of the awardees will save lives, reduce recidivism and increase public safety.

The donation makes the ball, which is today on the birthday of the U.S. Navy, free for all junior sailors and lowers the cost for the other participants.

In celebration of the traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa’s Moananuiākea voyage around the Pacific Ocean, participants will sand, decorate, assemble and float their wooden canoe models at activity stations outside Kaua`i Ocean Discovery.