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The departments honored 18 first responders Tuesday.

To kōkua (help) the people from West Maui, many of whom lost loved ones, their homes or both, the Merrie Monarch organizers decided to allow free admission to this year’s Hō’ike Night at Edith Kanaka‘ole Stadium tonight, with the option to donate to the Lāhainā community at the door.

The panel’s move to sideline Senate Bill 3335, which was advanced by the Hawaiʻi state Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection and Ways and Means committees last month, essentially kills the bill this legislative session.

Lou Carter died April 1.

According to the National Weather Service in Honolulu, a strong high pressure system will continue to build in north of the Hawaiian Islands through Thursday.

 Kaua‘i County Councilmember Bill DeCosta remains on administrative leave from Kapa‘a High School due to an undisclosed January incident that coincided with the local politician receiving an alleged handwritten death threat back in January.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation is planning two nights of lane closures: Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Hawaiian Airlines passengers with boarding passes dated between March 30 and April 5 are eligible for complimentary shuttle rides.

On the Garden Isle, Project Keiki funds will support Hawai‘i Foodbank Kaua‘i’s Keiki Café and Backpack Program.

Hawa‘i Gov. Josh Green issued his proclamation on the anniversary of the 1946 April Fools’ Day tsunami, which claimed 158 lives.

The Keauhou Bird Conservation Center, near Volcano, is one of two centers operated through a partnership between San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife, for the care and perpetuation of numerous critically endangered Hawaiian forest birds.

Volunteer citizen scientists collected data March 30 from 46 sites throughout the Hawaiian Islands.

The test is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. and will be accompanied by a test of the live audio broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System.

The trio of local food makers behind Collab Café have found success with a neighborly business model that prizes its Kaua‘i community.

The department’s Records Section is adopting the new schedule in an effort to significantly increase the public’s accessibility for walk-up window hours to include early morning, late afternoon and lunch hours.

Hula still connects people today to the foundation of Hawaiian knowledge and culture. It is a vehicle for historical and social commentary and passing down stories and information.

Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice.

Get ready, world. The festival that celebrates everything hula and Hawaiian returns to Hilo on the Big Island from March 31 through April 6.

The global volcano monitoring community routinely installs clusters of acoustic sensors called arrays on the flanks of volcanoes that can measure the audible noise (sounds we can hear) and the inaudible noise, which have frequencies that human ears can’t sense (infrasound).

Senator Mazie K. Hirono met with small business leaders including the owners of Salty Wahine; Kaua‘i Kookie; Lydgate Farms; and more.