Guardian Self Storage launches $10K matching campaign to support Kaua‘i youth

Additional events throughout the state, including other University of Hawaiʻi campuses, also are being planned.

“By contributing to the endowment, we’re helping create lasting impact for future generations of Kaua‘i’s youth,” said Guardian Self Storage Managing Member Thomas Lambert in an announcement of the new fundraising campaign.

“This is a great moment for us. This is a seed that has been planted to reconnect,” said Ludovic Burns Tuki with Koro Nui o te Vaikava o Rapa Nui, the ocean council of Rapa Nui. “This is the union between the Pacific, the biggest country connected by our blood.”

Baker now faces one count of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree murder, which are directly connected with the killings of 69-year-old Robert Shine, 79-year-old Chitta Morse and 69-year-old John Carse, all from Puna; he remains behind bars and police said will not be eligible for release even if he was able to make bail for the initial property crime charges he also faces.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported that the window for the next lava fountaining episode of the ongoing episodic eruption on the Big Island that began Dec. 23, 2024, is now between Saturday, May 30, and Monday, June 1.

The closures are to accommodate the parade portion of the daylong Kalāheo Guava Country Celebration hosted by Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leināʻala, including 63rd annual Merrie Monarch Festival 5th place Miss Aloha Hula winner Jelacia Naomi Waiauokalaniākea Peralta; it will also honor late Kumu Leinā’ala Pavao Jardin.

Additional events throughout the state, including other University of Hawaiʻi campuses, also are being planned.

“This is a great moment for us. This is a seed that has been planted to reconnect,” said Ludovic Burns Tuki with Koro Nui o te Vaikava o Rapa Nui, the ocean council of Rapa Nui. “This is the union between the Pacific, the biggest country connected by our blood.”

Baker now faces one count of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree murder, which are directly connected with the killings of 69-year-old Robert Shine, 79-year-old Chitta Morse and 69-year-old John Carse, all from Puna; he remains behind bars and police said will not be eligible for release even if he was able to make bail for the initial property crime charges he also faces.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported that the window for the next lava fountaining episode of the ongoing episodic eruption on the Big Island that began Dec. 23, 2024, is now between Saturday, May 30, and Monday, June 1.

“Over the past 16 years, the facility has become a catalyst for growth, collaboration and problem-solving in the community. Countless visioning sessions, meetings and community-driven initiatives addressing longstanding challenges have taken place within those walls,” said Homestead Community Development Corporation Deputy Director Garrett Danner.

Hawaiʻi’s outdoor warning sirens will undergo their routine monthly test at 11:45 a.m. on Monday, June 1, in conjunction with the Emergency Alert System test.