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The eye drops may have been purchased from CVS/Longs Drugs, Target, or Walmart under the following brand names: CVS Health, Target Up & Up and Walmart Equate Hydration PF Lubricant Eye Drop.

Da Bux program launched in 2017 and is administered by the Hawai‘i Food Basket, Inc. in partnership with the Hawai‘i Good Food Alliance. The Food Basket estimates that  every dollar spent in the program contributes $2.10 to the local economy.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is highly ranked in the world in a variety of subject areas, including oceanography, and atmospheric sciences, according to two premier comprehensive subject rankings.

Temporary full road closure will be necessary for portions of this repair. When possible, one lane will remain open to accommodate alternating traffic in both directions. Access will be provided for residents in the area.

Green sea turtles nest on beaches in the general area of where they had hatched years earlier. The shoreline at PMRF is ideal for nests, since it is a protected and quiet location with limited human activity and light pollution.

Elevated water levels could linger on Kaua‘i during the morning high tide cycles through the end of the work week.

During this monthly test, all Statewide Outdoor Warning Sirens will sound a one-minute Attention Alert Signal (steady tone). A test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System is conducted at roughly the same time as the monthly siren sounding, in cooperation with the Hawai‘i broadcast industry.

Research out of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa focused on ʻoʻopu nākea — a type of goby fish found only in Hawaiʻi — to link the importance of the mountain to ocean approach in the stewardship of the state’s natural and cultural resources.

A portion of Niumalu Road, near the Hulemalu Road intersection, will be closed to all through traffic. The road will be open to local traffic only for residents accessing their properties within the closure.

For 50 years, NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have been protecting species and the places they live under the Endangered Species Act. This fall, NOAA Fisheries invites K–12 students to enter its ESA@50 Ocean Art Contest to celebrate a half century of conservation efforts.

“While my official duties are keeping me from being home to do these town halls, continuing to connect with my constituents is important to me,” said Tokuda. “I look forward to being back on Kaua‘i soon, but until then I hope a virtual platform will allow even more individuals to participate.”

Currently, immunotherapy is the standard of care for patients with liver cancer. However, while newer immunotherapy medications, which use a person’s immune system to fight cancer, can slow the spread in many types of cancers, liver tumors often do not respond. University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center researcher Benjamin Green, MD, led a team to conduct public impact research and published a study aimed to better understand why this happens.

This funding will help individuals and families with low incomes in Hawai‘i lower their home energy costs, such as their cooling bills in the summer.

Captive insurance is a regulated form of self-insurance formed by companies to better manage their risk and provide an alternate insurance option for corporate lines of insurance.

Utilizing two grants from the National Institutes of Health Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence totaling more than $21 million, the Integrative Center for Environmental Microbiomes and Human Health has also developed three state-of-the-art “cores”—an insectary, a microbial genomics laboratory and a microscopy imaging center—for cross-disciplinary public impact research beyond how microbiomes impact human health.

“Duke, Trisha and Genesis have consistently demonstrated their commitment to Hawaii State FCU and have all played integral roles in the growth of our organization – from the opening of our new headquarters, and several new branches on O‘ahu and Maui, to our newest digital banking features,” said Andrew Rosen, president and CEO of Hawai‘i State FCU.

Party Chairperson Dennis Jung was removed by the party’s governing body Saturday as challenges in fundraising and filling important party officer vacancies caused a lack of confidence in the party’s direction

The release of 20,000 male mosquitoes is a pilot study. The day was tinged with excitement and no small measure of emotion, as many of the people involved have been working to save the honeycreepers and studying mosquitoes’ impact on them for more than a decade.  

A multi-agency operation was conducted with the Kaua‘i Police Department, U.S. Marshals Service, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation which resulted in the arrest of Calzada on the strength of a $500,000 warrant.

A valid hunting license and a game bird stamp are required for all game bird hunting on public and private lands in Hawaiʻi.