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A Family Assistance Center for family members looking for information about loved ones who are unaccounted for will be open Saturday and Sunday.

While the security line appeared daunting, with more than 300 people in a line that snaked three rows outside and inside like a Disney World ride, it moved efficiently fast early Friday afternoon.

All funds received from pineapple sales will be used to keep Maui Gold employees working to carry out Pineapple Pledge initiatives, with a portion of sales also going to other local relief organizations helping in recovery efforts from the Maui wildfires.

The Perseid meteor shower decorates the night sky every summer. This year, the most activity happens overnight Aug. 12.

The Kaua’i-based foundation is the philanthropic arm of Hawai‘i-born and raised entrepreneur and philanthropist Steve Case’s Grove Farm.

The fuels logistics and marketing business headquartered in Kapolei on O‘ahu starting Aug. 11 will match customer gifts donated at participating Texaco locations statewide.

While there is a chance each of the systems could become a tropical cyclone during the next week, it’s too early to tell if any could impact the Hawaiian Islands.

Many airlines that serve Maui’s Kahului Airport have added flights, reduced prices and are encouraging customers to help with the relief and evacuation efforts amid the devastating wildfires on Maui.

Increases in COVID hospitalizations on O’ahu and Maui during the past couple of weeks have bumped the state’s hospitalization levels up from low to medium, paralleling rates nationwide.

A federal team is on the ground in Lāhainā to assist with search and rescue efforts amid the devastating active wildfire in the Maui community.

Shortly after 2 p.m. Aug. 5, multiple Kaua‘i fire units were dispatched to a brush fire reported on a property owned by Gay & Robinson, adjacent to the Paʻulaʻula State Historic Site and the Waimea River mouth.

Warmer climates in recent years have allowed mosquitoes to move to higher elevations, increasing the risk of disease to native forest birds such as the ʻakikiki and ʻakekeʻe, two critically endangered native Hawaiian honeycreeper species.

Some of the most popular trade programs at the community college on Kaua‘i include automotive technology, carpentry, welding and electronics technology. The school also offers internship opportunities.

The National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on two systems in the Eastern Pacific, including Tropical Storm Dora, but there is no indication at this time that either will impact or even come near Hawai‘i.

Lucy Douthitt took home the championship trophy during the 2023 Kiwanis Kūpuna Spelling Bee.

This year also marks the 60th anniversary since Kaua‘i County and Ishigaki City established their Sister City relationship, which began in May 1963.

Presentations during the co-op’s Annual Meeting included information about key accomplishments in 2022, the 2022 Annual Report and an update to the co-op’s Strategic Plan.

Payments from the $328 million settlement in the Kalima et al. v. State of Hawai‘i class action breach of trust lawsuit are expected to begin being distributed after Sept. 1.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health is alerting health care providers throughout the state to be vigilant in screening for cases of syphilis in people who could become pregnant and during pregnancy, and is emphasizing recommendations for diagnosing and treating cases.

Judge Kevin T. Morikone on June 14 granted a summary judgment in favor of the state on several grounds in a lawsuit filed in 2022 by ʻOhana Control Systems Inc. that asserted 25 separate claims, including that the Education Department breached eight contracts to install fire alarm systems at schools on Oʻahu and Maui.