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Another tourist following GPS drives down same ramp into water at Big Island harbor
A tourist following GPS in Kailua-Kona did the same thing as another tourist one month earlier: driving down the same ramp directly into the water at Honōkohau Small Boat Harbor.
Firefighters extinguish fire in ‘Ele‘ele restaurant
Hanapēpē, Kalāheo, Waimea, and Līhu‘e firefighters, along with the on-duty battalion chief responded to the scene.
Honolulu beach to open fully following monk seal relocation
The Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement’s presence has ended at Kaimana Beach.
Lane closure scheduled for portion of Kalihiwai
One lane of Kamookoa Road on Kaua‘i will remain open to accommodate alternating traffic.
Native Hawaiian and Hawai‘i-made products coming to Las Vegas
The Pop-Up Mākeke will be located at the Westgate Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, the site of the convention. It is free to the public.
Safety and travel tips for pets all summer long
Best Friends Animal Society, an animal welfare organization, wants to ensure that pets and their families enjoy all that summer has to offer with these summer safety and travel tips.
Kauaʻi health office conducting survey about emergency preparedness, pandemic impacts
The Kaua‘i District Health Office will conduct a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response survey known as CASPER to assess the emergency preparedness level and current wellbeing of Kauaʻi households.
Create an emergency plan as hurricane season starts
AARP Hawai‘i is hosting a free hurricane-preparedness webinar hosted by author Dennis Hwang.
Grow “Seeds of Knowledge” at your Kaua‘i library
Participants in the Summer Reaching Challenge can reap rewards including entires for the Grand Prize drawing provided by Alaska Airlines.
Kupuna on Kaua‘i can compete in Kiwanis spelling bee
Net proceeds from this annual event, presented by Alaska Airlines, will benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.
Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival tickets now on sale
The Hawaiʻi Food & WIne Festival was co-founded by James Beard Award-winning chefs Roy Yamaguchi and Alan Wong.
Good Jobs Hawaiʻi provides free skills training for hundreds of residents
The University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges, in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce Hawaiʻi and industry partners, offers free skills training in high-demand industries through Good Jobs Hawaiʻi.
U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda keynote speaker at Kaua‘i Memorial Day event
The Memorial Day Observance will also include members of the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands, and the Waimea High School JROTC, which will post and retire the colors.
Petco Love donates $20,000 to Kauaʻi Humane Society
The national nonprofit Petco Love is donating $20,000 to the Kauaʻi Humane Society in support of its lifesaving work for animals on the island.
Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope captures closeups of Sun
The Daniel K. Inouye solar telescope images feature a variety of sunspots and quiet regions of the Sun obtained by the Visible-Broadband Imager, one of the telescope’s first-generation instruments.
Volcano Watch: Hawaiian oral stories of legends can provide light on past eruptions
Some Hawaiian stories, including the one about the two chiefs of Kahuku who became the two hills of Nāpuʻuapele, can be traced to the eruptions they record.
American Savings Bank invests more than $4.3 million in Hawaiʻi Community Lending
American Savings Bank’s investment comes at a time when the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, under the leadership of new director Kali Watson, plans to spend $600 million in state funds for housing.
NOAA predicts a near- or above-normal hurricane season for Central Pacific
The 2023 Central Pacific hurricane season starts June 1, and this year forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predict a 50% chance of above-normal tropical cyclone activity.
County of Kaua‘i announces holiday closures
The Waimea swimming pool will observe Memorial Day on May 30 and will be closed that day.
Immortal Henrietta Lacks cells advance cancer research, free talk on May 27
“Henrietta Lacks left a legacy that has impacted research in Hawaiʻi and throughout the world,” said Brenda Hernandez, University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center researcher.
