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Saam Fu Chinese Cultural Arts lion dance team invites everyone on the Garden Isle to celebrate and ring in the Chinese New Year at several venues Feb. 7-8 before this weekend’s Big Game.

Nutritious meals help children learn, play and grow during the summer when schools are not in session. Sponsors served free summer meals at 120 locations throughout the state last year, with the Hawaiʻi Department of Education serving free meals at 73 schools and alternative learning programs.

These ‘birds’ were blessed during event that kicks off annual field season, when conservationists head into the Garden Isle’s mountainous terrain for fieldwork aimed at protecting threatened and endangered Hawaiian forest birds.

The State of Hawaiʻi settled most of its legal claims against these companies and is expected to receive approximately a total of $150 million, by annual payments, through the year 2038.

Noelani Butcher of Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School in Līhuʻe was named the 2025 Hawai‘i School Counselor of the Year by the American School Counselor Association.

The Hanapēpē library opened in 1950 on land once covered by rice paddies and intended for a police station.

Walter Dods Jr. RISE Center is an integrated living and learning community, advancing sustainability practices through its design, construction and operations.

The Kawaihau Road raised crosswalk is part of the Kapa‘a Town resurfacing project by Hawai‘i Department of Transportation, which has been on the books since 2017.

Fireworks and firecrackers are only allowed to be ignited on private property between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Jan. 29.

In 2025, more than 9,000 residents in Hawaiʻi will be diagnosed with cancer, with more than 2,000 residents expected to die from the disease, according to the  American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. Projections in 2025 mark an uptick in cases, but a decline in deaths compared to 2024.

Hot rods, muscle cars and land yachts have spent the past 12 months meeting at Talk Story Bookstore in Hanapēpē.

Sgt. Mike Nii and Officer Nicholas Kam were each awarded the Life Saving Medal because they “went above and beyond” to save the life of an unresponsive driver in December 2024.

A bill introduced by 13 representatives in the state House calls for establishing a permanent “Return-to-Home program” with an as yet undetermined amount of funding to return homeless people in Hawaiʻi to their home states.

The Jan. 31 concert will cap off the students’ participation in the Kid Pan Alley songwriting program.

Summer tuition will match fall and spring semester costs at just $131 per credit for Hawai‘i residents, which will allow students to save money, graduate faster and explore new interests while staying on track academically.

The unique project is the first of its kind, where a nonprofit community group led the design and planning process for improvements in a state park but is paying for the entire project with non-government funding.

In 2025, no prior experience is required to join GoFarm’s six-month AgXcel course.

The office has been closed for about a week and a half for renovations. Regular business hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The Hoʻike hula concert will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, along with a craft fair and grinds event from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Kauaʻi War Memorial Convention Hall.

U.S. Reps. Case and Tokuda reintroduce Hawai‘i Invasive Species Protection Act in effort to provide essential resources in battle against serious threats to state’s agriculture, environment and economy.