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While text messages disappear, a Valentine’s card endures; a handwritten message also carries thought — and heart — spanning miles.

Committee members also moved forward Senate Bill 2203, which would prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing a mask or facial covering.

There are more than 300 registered actions and events set for today throughout the nation, calling on people, organizations and communities to “strike” and demand a stop to federal government-sponsored violence being inflicted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents against peaceful protestors in Minneapolis, Minn., and elsewhere.

The vigil, organized by American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaiʻi, Hawai‘i Coalition for Immigrant Rights and The Legal Clinic Hawai‘i, honored the life of 37-year-old Alex Pretti of Minneapolis, who was killed last week by federal agents, and spurred communitywide support for bills to protect due process and Hawaiʻi residents.

Free Zoom panel Dec. 12 will feature several officials discussing with those who attend how to improve the state’s resilience and self-sufficiency.

Spearheaded by Archipelago Research and Conservation, the newly launched Mānā Plains Nēnē Project on Kaua‘i aims to reduce the high rate of vehicle collisions with the endangered Hawaiian goose along a vital five-mile section of Kaumuali‘i Highway.

Kaua‘i Police Department and Hawai’i Department of Transportation report Kūhiō Highway between North and South Leho Drive is now open in both directions.

A 24-year-old Kīlauea resident was arrested after an illegal firework detonated beneath a parked car, triggering safety alarms and a police response on Thursday.

At Lydgate Park in Kauaʻi, local schools and conservation organizations gathered for a heartwarming return to the wild of three rescued Newell’s shearwaters during this fledgling season.

Beloved kumu hula Leināʻala Pavao-Jardin of Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leināʻala has passed away at age 51 after a courageous battle with cancer.

New analysis finds Hawai‘i’s nonprofit sector is facing budget cuts and program changes that could disrupt essential services statewide.

The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority invited Garden Isle residents to shape Kauaʻi’s tourism future through a two-day community input session focused on balancing tourism benefits with resident needs.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is calling on Kauaʻi residents to voice their opinions on a comprehensive 50-year conservation strategy designed by Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative to protect endangered species

The Ocean Conservancy leads this global initiative to clean the oceans, with the Surfrider Foundation Kauaʻi Chapter focusing on Nukuʻoliʻi Beach.

“Our mission is to protect and share Hawaiʻi’s natural and cultural resources, and this was a failure in that regard,” said Alan B. Carpenter, state parks assistant administrator at the Hawaiʻi State Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Law enforcement assures the public that the issue is being handled and will provide updates as soon as more information is available.

The National Weather Service has lifted the coastal flooding statement for Hawaii, initially issued last week, as Sunday afternoon tides peaked.

The Climate Action Pathways first draft was developed based on community feedback gathered at more than 80 public events throughout Hawaiʻi.

The Hā’ena Beach Park Siren Tower, one of 55 siren towers on the Garden Isle, is scheduled for testing on Friday after Tuesday’s tsunami warning.

15 years since Amber Jackson’s murder on Kaua’i, no arrests nor convictions have been made. Friends and family appeal to the public to come forward with information