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Two Kauaʻi groups were recently awarded funding in support of programs they are working on to help preserve the island’s natural resources.

The U.S. Coast Guard and Maui County Fire Department on Thursday rescued two mariners aboard a disabled watercraft off Pe‘ahi, on the north shore of Maui.

The state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office announced 117 new COVID cases Tuesday.

Gov. David Ige last week signed an emergency proclamation temporarily suspending an upcoming provision in the state’s Sunshine Law that would have mandated public meetings accommodate for at least one in-person location.

The county reports a portion of Kūhiō Highway in the vicinity of the Hanalei Bridge is closed as a flood watch remains in effect for the majority of the day on Kaua‘i.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health reported 3,178 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 118,820. No new fatalities were reported.

The latest testing updates received for the correctional facilities were published Monday, Dec. 27.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health reported 2,205 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 102,389. Four fatalities were reported.

Indigenous coastal communities have depended on ocean resources for more than millennia, but climate change is profoundly impacting these communities by creating a more unpredictable ocean.

In observance of the upcoming holidays, all of the state’s public libraries and support offices will be closed on Saturday, Christmas Day, Dec. 25, and New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2022.

The state Department of Health’s State Laboratories Division detected 24 additional cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed omicron cases in Hawai‘i to 74.

A staffing shortage is the culprit behind an upcoming closure of the Kapa‘a swimming pool.

The state Department of Health wishes everyone a joyous holiday season and reminds everyone to celebrate safely.

The state is expecting an influx of holiday travelers and is warning people that parking at the five main airports throughout the islands will be limited.

The state Department of Health is investigating 30 COVID-19 cases among patrons and employees of The Republik nightclub in Honolulu.

The Hawai‘i State Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office reported 10 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health reported 972 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 92,746. Two new COVID-related fatalities were reported.

New federal funding from the recently signed bipartisan infrastructure bill will be allocated to improve the state’s roadways and bridges.

In observance of the Christmas holiday, county offices will be closed Friday, Dec. 24. Regular business hours will resume Dec. 27.

A change in traffic flow is expected on part of Po‘ipū Road near Kōloa Elementary School because of construction work.