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As state, county and federal leaders gathered to reflect on the one year mark since the devastating Maui wildfires, Gov. Josh Green, M.D. announced he signed papers to “purposefully transition” Mokuʻula from the state to Maui County for its cultural restoration.

Within days of the worst natural disaster in state history, University of Hawaiʻi researchers began providing assistance and support on multiple fronts, including providing direct support and assessing the environmental impact and the long-term health outcomes of residents. They have also studied how to improve disaster preparedness and wildfire mitigation efforts and worked to determine the short- and long-term economic impacts.

The fire scorched Front Street, reducing buildings, and vehicles to twisted metal and ash. Over the several days following the disaster.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

The museum is also attempting to raise the half a million dollars needed to install a fence following chronic destructive activity.

Tatiana Weston-Webb, competing for her birth country of Brazil, delivered a performance hailed as “text book power surfing.”

Nearby residents may experience construction related noises, vibration and an increase of equipment traveling on the road.

The state of Hawai‘i Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Cable Television Division has approved Hawaiian Telcom’s cable franchise applications for the respective counties of Maui, Kaua‘i and Hawai‘i.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources’ jurisdiction encompasses nearly 1.3 million acres of state lands, beaches and coastal waters as well as 750 miles of coastline.

Of the 59 fatalities this year, 12 reports listed excessive speeding as the primary factor, eight cited suspected impairment and additional reckless driving behaviors such as not wearing a helmet, and seven listed multiple contributing factors such as speed, reckless driving, and inattention.

Kaua‘i welcomed a total of 130,923 visitors in June, 0.8% more than in June last year but still 2.9% less than in June 5 years ago. Those June visitors spent a total of $265.9 million while they were here, an increase of 5.8% from last June and a whopping 35.6% hike from June 2019.

The free competition features a total of $5,000 in prizes – and demonstrates ways in which fishers can aid in fisheries research.

The all-hazard Outdoor Siren Warning System for Public Safety is one part of the system used to notify the public during emergencies.