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The adjustments are being made so crews can make roadway preparations for the Pacific Missile Range Facility’s 4th of July celebration.

“To fulfill the bold goals we’ve set in education, health, economic resilience and housing, we need both strong programs and strong people,” said Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chief Executive Officer Stacy Ferreira. “This budget ensures we have both.”

The double-hulled wa‘a stopped first in Taputapuātea, revered as the ancestral homeland and spiritual center of Polynesian voyaging, and now are anchored off Papeʻetē, Tahiti. They are expected to spend about a month in French Polynesia before continuing on their Moananuiākea Voyage around the Pacific Ocean.

While land-based Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement officers supplement the work of the marine patrol units as needed, it’s up to the oceangoing patrols to be on the water regularly. Marine patrol units are now active on are now active on O‘ahu, Maui, Kaua‘i and Hawai‘i Island.

New state measures involving dangerous dogs originally passed in 2024, partly due to the mauling death of a 71-year-old man who was just out for a walk on the Big Island.

Kaua‘i Police Department reports 25-year-old Sione Tuulangavalu from Anahola was taken into custody the morning of July 2 and arrested on burglary, theft and habitual property crime charges in connection with the June 23 incident in Kapa‘a.

Girl Scouts of Hawaiʻi beginning in August will fund trained facilitators to lead troops in close geographic regions throughout the state, each serving about 10 troops and 150 girls. The approach expands on a successful model already in place at 25 Title I schools.

The award-winning leader in marine tourism continues to lead the way in ocean-based adventures on Kaua‘i and is committed today and for the next 30 years to innovation and preservation.

The East Kaua‘i Community and Circulation Plan is a long-range initiative that addresses land use, transportation, infrastructure, housing and more. It also emphasizes community priorities such as climate resilience and protection of cultural and historic resources.

The road in Kōloa will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 12, from Kaumuali‘i Highway to Ala Kino‘iki Junction, as community groups conduct an annual cleanup for Kōloa Plantation Days and county Roads Division crews cut grass and perform shoulder maintenance.

The 26-year-old Kīlauea resident was identified as Leonardo Mangamaw.

“These projects reflect the heart of our island — rooted in tradition, driven by community and full of purpose,” said Office of Economic Development Director Nalani Brun.

In a landmark collaboration between science and education, six Hawaiʻi high school students have successfully produced the first-ever draft genome of the palila—a critically endangered, finch-billed Hawaiian Honeycreeper endemic to the islands.

On the next registration renewal received after July 1, eligible EV owners will have the option to pay a state per-mile road usage charge, or RUC, of $8 per 1,000 miles, capped at $50, or a state flat annual state RUC of $50.

The new laws also will increase penalties for people with illegal fireworks and allocate more resources to law enforcement agencies to investigate such cases.

Kaua‘i Fire Department responded to the blaze on Hoi Road shortly after 12:30 a.m. When crews arrived on scene, firefighters discovered a residence on fire.

Highlights of the event included keiki receiving free mult-use helmets, bike skills enhancement course, skateboard lessons and tips, free bike tune-ups, educational booths about concussion prevention and 55 children receiving free bicycles donated by Wilcox employees and the community.

Registration is now open for this year’s installment of the competition, hosted and organized by Kaua‘i nonprofit Kaikeha, that showcases some of the world’s best bodyboarding talent, from near and far.

High fountains lasted nearly 11 hours and produced about 1.6 bilion gallons of lava, covering 80% of the Halemaʻumaʻu Crater floor within the Big Island volcano’s summit caldera. Lava flows from this episode could continue to exhibit slow movement or incandescence throughout the coming days.

Rates for cesspool/septic and waste activated sludge disposal will increase from $64.80 to $88.78 per 1,000 gallons, effective through June 30, 2026.