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That total includes two cleanups last year on the Garden Isle that broke the scales — one in January at Anahola Bay where 3,202 pounds were collected and another in June at Nukoli‘i Marine Camp when 2,402 pounds were removed — as reported in national nonprofit Surfrider Foundation’s seventh annual beach cleanup report.

A University of Hawai‘i study evaluated two of Japan’s premier short-grain varieties, Koshihikari and Hitomebore, during the 2025 summer season in fields in Kapaʻa.

The hurricane is expected to continue moving in a general westward to west-northwestward direction for the next several days, gradually weakening as it passes north of the Hawaiian Islands.

Both pools have been operating on summer hours since the end of May; regular schedule starts again July 28.

Students visited the U.S. Navy installation in West Kaua‘i for an end-of-year workforce tour related to the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics and also learned about various lifetime career opportunities at the installation.

Remember: Lane closure schedules can change at any time without notice; all projects are weather permitting.

The current long-period south swell impacting the islands will hold steady at advisory levels through at least Sunday morning, then begin to slowly decline late Sunday afternoon through the end of the week.

A state wildlife biologist warned that Kauaʻi’s iconic honeycreepers are at imminent risk of extinction by the end of the year unless urgent conservation efforts are implemented.

Silva was commended for her exceptional performance during the past year while assigned to the Waimea District, Waimea Days Watch.

Fausto is moving west, gaining slightly in speed from 14 mph to 15 mph. Its maximum sustained winds have decreased from 90 mph to 85 mph.

Those swells will likely produce life-threatening surf and rip current conditions; forecasters remain uncertain about hurricane’s exact track and intensity by the time it reaches the Hawaiian Islands, and officials urge residents to prepare now.

There are no changes to scheduled sailings now, but Young Brothers anticipates there could be increased harbor surge that might potentially delay or impede the company’s ability to safely berth, ramp or discharge the barge.

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers found certain gut bacteria are linked to how quickly the body ages, providing new insight into the connection between the gut, health and longevity.

An overlapping pulse of south-southwest swell is expected to push south shore surf to advisory levels again by midday Saturday and through at least tonight, possibly through Sunday.

Kauaʻi’s Kumano I Ke Ala O Makaweli, Rice Street Business Association, and the Waipā Foundation were three of 30 organizations awarded a grant from the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority.

U.S. Department of Agriculture is making the funds available to partnerships that tackling a threat that also impacts landscapes and human and livestock health; part of broader $105 million investment in the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program.

The milestone anniversary event brought together residents of all ages for a day of festivities that included lei poʻo demonstrations, button and bag charm making, printing press book journal crafts, face painting and a Lego lounge.

The agreement establishes an initial 3-year term, with a mutual option to extend for an additional 5 years, ensuring operational stability for University Laboratory School and in alignment with its upcoming charter renewal cycle.

The Oʻahu grand jury’s sweeping 12-count indictment brought against Hawaiʻi Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, businessman Tobi Solidum, former state Rep. Ryan Yamane, former Gov., David Ige top staff member Ford Fuchigami and former Public Utilities Commission Chairperson Leo Asuncion and is tied to the state’s COVID-19 community testing program.

The current forecast brings the system near or just north of the Hawaiian Islands during the early to middle portions of next week and as a tropical storm.