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Research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology and Smithsonian Institution is pitching an out-of-this-world idea to preserve Earth’s animals in the event of a global disaster — storing their cells on our lunar companion.

The intent of the program is to provide free bus passes to low-income households and individuals with transportation needs through eligible nonprofit organizations.

Ballots must be received by the Kaua‘i County Elections Division by 7 p.m. on Election Day.

According to the Olympic live blog, the competition came down to the final minute where the heat-deciding score dropped only after the final horn sounded.

This story will be updated when results come in.

According to Kaua‘i Police Department, a Kalāheo man was reversing a dump truck on Nalu Road when the 62-year-old moped operator was struck.

Besides helping to maintain balance within the food web, reef sharks feed in offshore waters and bring nutrients back to the reef.

During an annual membership meeting, KIUC officials reported the cooperative stabilized rates over the past 10 years.

Kaua‘i’s Tatiana Weston-Webb, representing her birth country Brazil, has cleared the surfing quarter-finals and has advanced to the medal rounds.

The US Department of Interior has approved $375,000 in funding to the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture for efforts to prevent the introduction of the brown tree snake (BTS), which is the top invasive species threat to Hawai‘i. The funds awarded to Hawai‘i are part of more than $3.66 million approved by the USDOI to fight BTS.

The state Department of Education and the Hawaiʻi High School State Athletic Association have announced, for the first time in nearly 20 years, there will be a new sport for high school girls to compete in. Beginning in Spring 2025, girls flag football will be in public and private high schools across the state.

HVO’s summit location was ideal for monitoring Kīlauea and Mauna Loa, Hawaiʻi’s two most active volcanoes.

A total of 11 of the 17 current candidates attended the event hosted by the Kapaʻa Business Association, with common themes for speeches including affordable housing, the cost of living, the landfill issue, and discussions of personal backgrounds and reasons for running.

Be sure to check if any of this week’s scheduled lane closures will impact your route. Also remember, all projects are weather permitting.

The 7 defendants in the case — state of Hawai‘i, Maui County, Hawaiian Electric, Kamehameha Schools, West Maui Land Co., Hawaiian Telcom and Spectrum/Charter Communications — agreed to pay the more than $4 billion to provide compensation to about 2,200 affected parties seeking compensation arising from the Aug. 8, 2023, windstorms and destructive and deadly blazes.

Hawai‘i is now the ninth state where organizations will receive financial support from the Helmsley Charitable Trust.

Weston-Webb dominated her quarter heat against Spain’s Nadia Erostarbe.

You’ll be able to receive free glucose, cholesterol, body mass index and blood pressure screenings Saturday during the event at the Līhuʻe store on Kaua‘i. You can also get affordable immunizations including COVID-19; flu; human papillomavirus (HPV); pneumonia; tetanus; measles, mumps and rubella (MMR); varicella (chicken pox/shingles), whooping cough (TDAP); hepatitis A and B; and others.

According to the National Weather Service in Honolulu, the best chance for coastal impacts will occur in the afternoon hours around the peak daily high tide cycle through Sunday in the typical vulnerable low-lying coastal areas.

Schatz’s provision would mandate fire weather forecasts and warnings be disseminated to remote, isolated, or rural communities as effectively as anywhere else in the country.