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Make a Splash is two-day water education festival that focuses on water conservation and education for Hawai’i students.

Chris Santos has been wanted by police since Sept. 8.

The Kaua‘i Fire Department says personnel extinguished a structure fire that broke out Saturday in the garage of a residence in Wailua Homesteads.

Starting Sept. 18, there will be a single lane closure on Kūhiō Highway near Hanalei Plantation Road and the Hanalei Bridge from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The single-lane closures in each direction, with alternating traffic throughout Olohena Road, will be performed and are necessary for roadway reconstruction. Motorists are urged to use alternate routes and to expect brief and occasional delays.

The closure is necessary for permanent roadway striping and roadway construction. During this time, lanes will be shifted to help accommodate for the construction. Kawaihau, Hau’a’ala and Mailihuna Road will experience temporary road narrowing.

Grow Our Own stipends are available for students who have been admitted into the College of Education’s bachelor in elementary education and Hawaiian language immersion and master of education in teaching programs for fall 2023, and for students who are applying to the post-baccalaureate certificate in elementary education and post-baccalaureate certificate in secondary education programs for spring 2024.

Beginning Sept. 18, applications will be available for the 2024 Lānaʻi axis deer hunting season.

This will be a right lane closure in the northbound direction, in the vicinity of North Leho Drive and Kuamoʻo Road, beginning Sept. 18 through Sept. 22 from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. for crews to install replacement pins in the bridge deck.

The two latest victims to be officially identified are 68-year-old Michael Gordon and 60-year-old Carole Hartley, both of Lāhainā. A total of 67 victims have now been named.

Lane closure schedules can change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

This stop is part of the Moananuiākea Voyage, a circumnavigation of the Pacific that will cover an estimated 43,000 nautical miles, 36 countries and archipelagoes, nearly 100 indigenous territories and more than 300 ports.

Kaua‘i Humane Society is at risk of losing its no-kill shelter status which could result in a loss of funding to the nonprofit.

Out of an abundance of caution, police officers are stationed at schools in the area while investigators follow up on all leads.

The new 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccines replace the previously approved and authorized bivalent mRNA vaccines. The new vaccines address the XBB-lineages of the Omicron variant that accounts for 99% of COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i.

The 30-year-old met the juvenile on a dating app.

The portion of Pu’uwai Road that will be closed is an unpaved road, without residential or commercial dwellings, therefore, no vehicle or pedestrian access will be allowed during working hours.

“We thank our community for your reports of possible sightings of Mr. Santos,” said KPD Chief Todd Raybuck. “Kaua‘i Police are reviewing all credible information, and following up on leads to locate and apprehend Mr. Santos safely.”

The beach-themed event will feature a variety of activities including dinner, live music, fire dancing, special appearances by the shelter’s animals, live and silent auctions, souvenirs to take home, an opportunity to purchase Kaua‘i Humane Society merchandise, and a chance to hear from and talk to staff about the latest happenings at the organization.

Emergency closure of one northbound lane of Kuhio Highway between Wailua Golf Course and S. Leho Drive for Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative work.