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“To the community of Kauaʻi and the consumers of Kauaʻi Coffee, thank you for making your voices heard … (and) reminding all of us how important Kauaʻi Coffee is, not only as a business, but as an employer, an agricultural institution, and part of the identity of this island,” said James Priestley, vice president of Brue Baukol Capital Partners that owns the land that has been leased by the coffee company.

“For the first time in state history, qualifying cancer patients will have the opportunity to access promising investigational therapies here in Hawai‘i, without traveling thousands of miles to medical centers on the U.S. mainland,” said Dr. Naoto T. Ueno, medical director of the new center.

The resort has donated more than $45,000 to the Visitor Industry Charity Walk, a statewide fundraising initiative that supports nonprofit organizations serving communities across Hawaiʻi.

KFD quickly responded to a brush fire near ʻAnanalu and ʻAnahulu Roads in Wainiha on Monday afternoon, which was a small controlled burn with no threat.

On July 4, the U.S. Postal Service will suspend operations throughout Hawaiʻi for Independence Day, resuming normal services on July 6.

The groups challenging the project have raised concerns about the size of the project, the impact of increased traffic, parking demands and emergency access on the narrow rural roads in the Kauaʻi town.

Hawaiʻi’s outdoor warning sirens will undergo their routine monthly test at 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1, in conjunction with the Emergency Alert System test.

Johnathan Anderson and Bradley McDermott-Sa of Kauaʻi were winners of one of those gold medals, winning the unified doubles bowling competition, during the last 2 days of the games that were hosted in Minneapolis, Minn.

A major fire at the Pacific Concrete Cutting & Coring Inc. scrap metal storage facility in Līhuʻe demanded a multi-agency response, as firefighters battled to control the blaze and prevent further damage on Wednesday.

Hawaii’s culinary scene was electrified as Chef Justin Firmignac of Oʻahu’s Haleʻiwa Joe’s claimed victory at the sixth annual Kauaʻi Poke Fest.

Kukui Grove Center will be giving away school supplies to keiki.

With a 70% forecast for an above-normal hurricane season in the central Pacific, the forum will provide information about threats and how to stay safe.

Kaua‘i Firefighters were dispatched to the blaze on Aliomanu Road in Anahola shortly after 6:10 p.m.

A coastal flooding statement was issued, alerting the public to the possibility of minor flooding along the shorelines and in low-lying coastal areas throughout the entire state, especially near daily peak tide, which will be during the late afternoon and early evening hours.

Two homes, one near ‘Anini Beach and the other in Kapa‘a, were destroyed, and the cause of the fires is under investigation.

The event Tuesday, June 23, at Sheraton Waikīkī Beach Resort on Oʻahu will bring together Hawaiʻi farmers, value-added producers, food manufacturers, entrepreneurs, supply chain partners and resource providers for a full-day of discussions about food innovation.

The Līhuʻe and Hanapēpē Corps, along with Island Craves Kauaʻi, in anticipation of the annual observance traditionally on the first Friday in June, treated staff and employees of Kauaʻi County and elsewhere May 12 and June 1, celebrating public servants who are making a positive difference in their communities.

Brief looks at education news from throughout the islands.

New permitted interaction working groups will focus on water and wells, district boundary amendments and building codes.

Hawaiʻi receives about $3 million per year from the federal government to fund the Hawaiʻi Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, which is mandated by federal law to fight Medicaid fraud and protect patients from abuse and neglect; unfortunately, federal officials say the Hawaiʻi unit falls short of expectations and has for many years.