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The University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center was selected as one of 14 clinics and centers throughout the country to receive part of $170 million throughout five years from the National Institutes of Health for a new study, Nutrition for Precision Health, powered by the All of Us Research Program, to develop algorithms that predict individual responses to food and dietary pattern.

Eighty-seven trained site leaders gathered data from the shores of the Big Island, Kaua‘i and O‘ahu during the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Count and from Maui during the Great Whale Count by Pacific Whale Foundation, the first of three coordinated whale counts between the two organizations in 2022.

The Kauaʿi Police Department said Sunday morning, Jan. 30, that a California woman who was previously reported as missing has been located.

The state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office announced 106 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.

The state Department of Health reported 2,741 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 217,775. Seven new fatalities were reported.

The state Department of Public Safety reported Thursday that 12 inmates and one staff member at Kaua’i Community Correctional Center have tested positive for COVID-19.

A fire Wednesday evening in Wailua resulted in the displacement of one resident.

On Wednesday, Jan. 26, a yearling humpback whale entangled in at least 140 feet of line, with a buoy trailing about 60 feet behind, was freed in waters off Ukumehame, Maui, by a team led by responders trained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The state Department of Public Safety reported Wednesday that six inmates and three staff members at Kaua‘i Community Correctional Center in Līhu‘e have tested positive for COVID-19.

Anahola Cafe opened at the end of October 2021. It’s led by the Homestead Community Development Corporation, a Native Hawaiian nonprofit dedicated to creating jobs and affordable housing on or near Hawaiian Home Lands, and a handful of Anahola residents.

This emergency proclamation will remain in effect through March 25, unless terminated or superseded by a separate proclamation.

Because of the anticipated large turnout, the distribution of home COVID test kits slated for Thursday, Jan. 27, in Kapa‘a has been moved to a different venue.

The Coast Guard’s Geographic Response Strategy is a plan for spills in marine environments at deep-water commercial and small boat harbors. #KauaiNow #KauaiNews #HawaiiNews

COVID-19 testing is continuously being conducted in the state’s prisons and jails as well as in the contracted Saguaro Correctional Center in Eloy, Ariz. #KauaiNow #KauaiNews #HawaiiNews

These new generators will increase Wilcox’s power capacity to provide uninterrupted electrical energy in the event of an emergency. #KauaiNow #KauaiNews

County officials are reminding Kaua‘i property owners that the second installment of real property taxes for the 2021-22 tax year are due Tuesday, Feb. 22. #KauaiNow #KauaiNews

Because rock scaling work has been completed, Menehune Road in Waimea reopened to all traffic on Tuesday, Jan. 25. #KauaiNow #KauaiNews

Ōma‘o Road will be closed at Kōloa Road to all northbound traffic. Only southbound traffic from Kaumuali‘i Highway will be allowed through the work zone. #KauaiNow #KauaiNews

“This is an important new project and represents the kind of innovative behavioral cancer prevention research we conduct at the UH Cancer Center.” — Joe Ramos, the center’s interim director #KauaiNow #KauaiNews #HawaiiNews

The county Office of Economic Development invites the public to review and comment on the recently received proposals for fiscal year 2021-22 Innovation Grants. #KauaiNow #KauaiNews