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There will be free pumpkin giveaways for the keiki, lots of sampling, exhibitor booths featuring a variety of chocolate and coffee products from throughout the state featuring plenty of Hawaiʻi-grown products, local crafters, food trucks and more.

In celebration of the traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa’s Moananuiākea voyage around the Pacific Ocean, participants will sand, decorate, assemble and float their wooden canoe models at activity stations outside Kaua`i Ocean Discovery.

While in Washington, Uri Martos of Līhuʻe met with members of Hawaiʻi’s congressional delegation to discuss the need for support of an increase in federal funding for cancer research through the National Institutes of Health, among other issues.

This is a non-juried art exhibit open to all artists older than 18 years old who live on the North Shore, from Kīlauea to Ke’e Beach.

The limited play is necessary to allow the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture to spray coconut trees for the coconut rhinoceros beetle.

Healthy, viable trees, especially native species, enhance environmental health and help mitigate fire risk. However, social media posts following the wildfires seemed to fuel the notion, and the calls, that people should chop their trees down.

Ella Marcil, who grew up in Hawaiʻi and is a digital media student at the University of Cincinnati, was commissioned by the Kauaʻi County Office of Economic Development to document the plight of the endangered native Hawaiian songbird.

Lifeguards will reassess the area Monday. The beach will reopen at noon if there are no other sightings.

Access is being curtailed in the interest of public safety in anticipation of hazardous ocean conditions.

On Monday afternoon, the Advisory Committee on Plants and Animals recommended approval of an interim rule that restricts the movement of palm plants; decomposing plant material, such as compost, wood or tree chips; mulch; potting soil; and other landscaping products that may harbor CRB, from infested areas to non-infested areas.

Water Department employees will wear pink work shirts featuring a pink remembrance ribbon on Wednesdays throughout October.

If you are a primary resident of the island and not already receiving a home exemption or related tax credit, you could be eligible to file a claim to reduce the real property taxes on your home.

Foul play is not suspected in the death of 66-year-old Mark Debarr of California and an autopsy is pending.

The two latest victims to be officially identified are 68-year-old Michael Gordon and 60-year-old Carole Hartley, both of Lāhainā. A total of 67 victims have now been named.

Lane closure schedules can change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

The Anahola rain gauge had its lowest August total since 2000, and Mount Waiʻaleʻale and Wainiha had their lowest August totals since 2005.

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory observed eruptive activity at the Kīlauea summit on Big Island at around 3:!5 p.m. on Sunday.

A new $30 million loan repayment program was unveiled on Saturday to address the growing shortages of physicians and other healthcare professionals across the Hawaiian islands.

Lane closure schedules can change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

During this period, customers are advised to use green waste at the Līhu‘e refuse transfer station.