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All County offices will be closed as well as several other facilities in observance of the state holiday.

Scientists around the globe are working on myriad ways to reduce the effects of climate change, including István Szapudi, an astronomer at the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy, who has devised a novel idea to lessen the amount of sunlight hitting our planet.

With the official death toll rising to 89, the Lahaina fire became the deadliest US fire in the past century. And, Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green said the number of dead “is going to rise.”

It’s too early to tell, however, if the tropical storm or two other developing low pressure systems in the Eastern Pacific will impact the Hawaiian Islands.

Officials encourage cash donations, which can buy good that support the Maui economy and be delivered where and when they are needed.

Businesses, organizations and individuals throughout the Hawaiian Islands have come together to send much needed water, non-perishable food and other items to help people affected by the wildfires.

Portions of Kahiliholo Road in Kalihiwai will be closed from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 15-17, weather permitting, for road resurfacing work.

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.