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Sam’s Club and Walmart launched their 10th annual “Fight Hunger. Spark Change.” campaign to help end food insecurity in Hawaiʻi and across the country.

Hawaiʻi’s State Poet Laureate, Brandy Nālani McDougall will perform a virtual poetry reading on April 22 for National Library Week.

The Rice Street Business Association’s next Aloha Friday Art Night is scheduled for April 21.

The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center will be hosting a donation drive at the Kaua‘i Resource Center in Līhu‘e on April 21.

The Hawai’i Department of Agriculture now is accepting Proposals for the Food Hub Pilot Program that offers grants between $50,000 and $250,000.

The National Tropical Botanical Garden will be giving away small ‘ōhi‘a trees as part of its ‘Āina Day festivities that will take place on April 22 at its South Shore Visitors Center in Po‘ipū.

Two psychotherapists will discuss the toll of climate change through anxiety, denial and more.

All nine Hawaiʻi Walmart stores are participating in Walmart Wellness Day on May 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Shops at Kukui‘ula in Koloa will celebrate Easter with two special family-friendly events April 5 and April 7

Kaua‘i residents, resort guests and their families are invited to an Easter brunch buffet from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 9 at Kōloa Landing Resort in Po‘ipū. Indulge in local favorites, tickle your taste buds at the sweet shop and let the kids fill up from a special keiki buffet. Other activities, including the first Rubba Duckie Race, will also be offered.

The image of the late kumu hula Edith Kanakaʻole is printed on the backside of the 25-cent piece as part of a 2023 commemorative series for the American Women Quarters Program by the U.S. Mint.

Graduation season is nearly here with ceremonies scheduled in May.

A total of 1,121 whales were observed across the state by volunteers for the Great Whale Count on March 25.

The Kaua‘i Brewers Festival will provide entertainment as well fundraising tournaments for local nonprofits.

The public is invited to see the design concepts developed as an outcome of the Walk Audit and Visioning and Design Workshop held in Kekaha in February.

A nearly 30-foot whale shark was spotted one mile off Kahalu‘u Beach Park on Tuesday afternoon.

Make your preparations now! A self-proclaimed “time traveler” posting on the popular social media platform TikTok is saying hostile aliens will destroy Earth on March 23. But another alien, called “The Champion” will save 8,000 people to ensure humanity’s survival.

The Waiʻaleʻale Project has helped nearly 1,000 students from Kaua’i and Ni’ihau to successfully navigate the college system with financial assistance, counseling and mentorship.

At U.S. Army Fort McCoy, Kauaʻi Red Cross volunteer Michael Crane distributed comfort supplies to the thousands of Afghan refugees housed at the base following the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.

The Landlord Summit, hosted by the Kaua‘i County Housing Agency in partnership with the Leadership Kaua‘i Class of 2023, is being held at the Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall on March 24, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.