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The producer/writer of the film said his initial goal was to produce a 20-minute short for classroom use but the story turned out to be bigger than anyone could have imagined.

Brittany R. Bradley employs the wet-plate collodion process to create modern-day examples of ambrotypes and tintypes.

National Institutes of Health funding awarded to researchers supports employment and purchase of research-related goods, services and materials.

The Hawai‘i Board of Geographic Names during its April 2 meeting began a discussion about possibly changing the island’s official name in the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System, or GNIS.

The 60-minute production – based on the 1997 animated film of the same name – will be staged at the Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall.

Two displaced boats were found damaged at Running Waters, a nearby beach in Lihuʻe. One of the boats reportedly had a person on it, who was able to swim safely to shore.

On April 8, at approximately midnight, a 28-year-old man suffered a gunshot injury in Hanamā‘ulu.

At 9:52 p.m. radar was tracking a large area of heavy rainfall with embedded thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts 34 miles west of Līhu‘e, moving east at 15 mph.

rainfall has mostly moved southeast of Kaua‘i, but isolated areas of heavy rain will move over the island from the south.

Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail are possible. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health is asking for support in reducing the potential for the spread of dengue by transmission, following a confirmed case in Hale‘iwa on O‘ahu.

After consulting with science and weather experts, community partners and voyaging leadership, PVS has decided to keep the canoes primarily in Hawaiian waters until next year when severe El Niño weather conditions settle down.

“The proposed Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary would supplement and complement existing authorities, including the area’s designation as a marine national monument, which will continue to be in effect,” according to a NOAA statement.

The event’s centerpiece will be a large orchid display showcasing plants from society members’ personal collections.

A slow-moving convergence band will approach Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau from the west on Thursday and linger through Friday.

County representatives were part of a two-day training program administered by the Hawaii Island Task Force last month, which included representatives from the Kauai Police Department, the Kauai Safety Bureau, the county prosecutor’s office, the county housing agency, health care providers, and various nonprofits.

Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leināʻala was awarded second place overall at the prestigious hula competition held in Hilo on the Big Island.

The decommissioning includes removing the observatory building, generator building and telecommunications and electrical infrastructure.

The Gulick-Rowell House in Waimea was built using coral limestone cut from offshore reefs. A nonprofit hopes to transform the nearly 200-year-old building into a community space.

O‘ahu hālau Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha’e took first overall for the second year in a row.