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Payments from the $328 million settlement in the Kalima et al. v. State of Hawai‘i class action breach of trust lawsuit are expected to begin being distributed after Sept. 1.

The Garden Island Boogie Board Classic was founded in 2018 by professional bodyboarders Jeff Hubbard and Chris Burkart, who wanted to establish a premier bodyboard competition on Kaua‘i.

In his new role as vice provost of student success, Steven D. Fenster will collaborate with the University’s center for academic success, student life, library, and learning commons teams.

When herbivores—our reef’s lawnmowers—such as uhu (parrotfishes), nenue (chubs), kala, kole, manini, other surgeonfishes and sea urchins are in low abundance, coral reefs are overgrown with seaweeds and begin to suffocate and die.

According to Hawai‘i Department of Transportation, crews will require intermittent full closures of Kaumualiʻi Highway to cut down and remove dangerous branches that hang over the roadway.

Honorable Mention was awarded to Kaua‘i High School upcoming senior, Èsjhalee Chung Ching Man.

Hawaiʻi Sen. Brian Schatz led a senate delegation that went to Iceland to learn about the countryʻs work on climate change, to strengthen U.S.-Iceland ties and discuss the NATO Alliance.

The Hawaiʻi State Division of Aquatic Resources will hold public hearings on the proposed adoption of administrative rules that establish provisions for the Ocean Stewardship User Fee.

Emergency responders transported the man to Wilcox Medical Center due to injuries sustained in the collision.

Personnel with the Hanalei fire station, Ocean Safety Bureau, Rescue 3 aboard Air 1, and the United States Coast Guard responded to the incident.

Kalāheo fire station personnel discovered flames through a second-story window and attacked the fire.

The homes must be located in eligible rural areas and presidentially declared disaster areas in states selected to participate in the pilot, which includes American Samoa.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health is alerting health care providers throughout the state to be vigilant in screening for cases of syphilis in people who could become pregnant and during pregnancy, and is emphasizing recommendations for diagnosing and treating cases.

Judge Kevin T. Morikone on June 14 granted a summary judgment in favor of the state on several grounds in a lawsuit filed in 2022 by ʻOhana Control Systems Inc. that asserted 25 separate claims, including that the Education Department breached eight contracts to install fire alarm systems at schools on Oʻahu and Maui.

There’s a dead star out there in the universe that is double-dealing with its composition. Nothing nefarious, but it is a first for the cosmic family of stars to which it belongs.

The facility is closed for maintenance.

The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that nearly 1,700 borrowers from throughout the state are eligible for automatic loan relief.

Tropical storm conditions have ended in Hawaiʻi. Calvin is now a post-tropical cyclone and continues moving away from the state to the west.

“This is our opportunity to share with our members what has transpired over the past year and what we can look forward to, while receiving questions and feedback from them as well,” said Kauaiʻi Island Utility Cooperative’s President and Chief Executive Officer David Bissell.

In a groundbreaking study, a team of astronomers — with the help of the Subaru Telescope atop Maunakea on the Big Island — has discovered an ancient star bearing a unique chemical makeup unlike anything ever before observed in the Milky Way galaxy.