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This week’s county video briefing includes information about several items, such as Kōloa Plantation Days, voting in the 2022 primary election and visitors from Japan.

The county is notifying the public that an emergency water service shutdown is in effect for portions of Līhuʻe.

The U.S. Postal Service has launched a new way for island residents to learn about its job opportunities.

The public is reminded to exercise caution if someone approaches them attempting to sell jewelry.

The county is notifying the public that several county parking lots will be closed for a short time this week.

Gov. David Ige, at the direction of President Joe Biden, has ordered the U.S. and state flags at the state Capitol in Honolulu, all state offices and agencies and the Hawai‘i National Guard to be flown at half-staff immediately in respect for of U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski of Indiana.

Leeward portions of the state, including on Kaua‘i, remained under a red flag warning through most of Monday, Aug. 1, as fire weather conditions persisted. According to a hydrologist with the National Weather Service in Honolulu, the islands will probably continue to see drier weather through the rest of summer and into fall.

Applications are now being accepted for a grant program that supports innovation on Kaua‘i.

Make-A-Wish Hawai‘i is marking 40 years of granting life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses, and to celebrate the significant milestone, the organization will host free anniversary events every Saturday in August throughout the state, including on the Big Island.

The red flag warning in effect for Kaua‘i has been extended until 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1. However, the National Weather Service in Honolulu has canceled the wind advisory that was previously in effect, according to the county.

Several Kālaheo roadways will be closed beginning this week.

Microscopic life in lava caves and tubes on the Big Island that are hundreds of years old could help understand how life might have existed on early Earth and Mars.

An assistant professor at the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center has introduced a therapy to the islands that helps modify T cells, a type of immune cell, to make them more capable of fighting cancer.

AARP Hawai‘i wants to honor volunteers dedicated to community service.

Parts of two Kekaha roadways will be closed beginning this week.

Several roadways will be closed and a temporary route change is planned for The Kaua‘i Bus to accommodate for a parade this weekend in Kōloa.

Kaua‘i Deputy Police Chief Stan Olsen has resigned.

A statewide survey that involved nearly 3,300 residents this spring has revealed some troubling data.

The county is notifying the public that portions of several roadways in Kapa‘a will be closed at the beginning of next month.

The county is notifying water customers in a portion of Wailua that their service will be temporarily shutdown one day this week.