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Several Totally Cool Inc. ice cream, frozen dairy products recalled for possible Listeria contamination
The products include Abilyn’s Frozen Bakery ice cream cakes, Jeni’s frozen dessert sandwiches and Marco ice cream sandwiches and ice cream pints, which might have been available at Safeway and Whole Foods in Hawaiʻi.
Native Hawaiian Intellectual Property Working Group holds inaugural meeting
The working group was established following the adoption of HCR108 by the House of Representatives in 2023. This resolution urged the creation of a nine-member working group to study policies and legislation concerning native Hawaiian intellectual property.
Kaua‘i public urged to practice fireworks safety on July 4
Due to the absence of firecracker vendors for Independence Day, no permits will be issued.
State economists: Hawai‘i unemployment rate at 3.0% in May
Year-over-year, non-farm jobs have gone up by 3,900. But non-farm jobs are down 18,700 when compared to the last month prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Surfrider dubs July 5 ‘dirtiest beach day’ – Kaua‘i chapter invites island to join cleanup
Surfrider, PAL Hawai‘i and Camp Kumu are partnering to organize the annual July 5 Cleanup at Anahola on the East Side of the Garden Isle.
Kaua‘i police seek public’s assistance locating runaway ‘Ele‘ele teenager
Daisy K. Ogawa, last seen in the ‘Ele‘ele area on June 20, is known to frequent the Līhu‘e and Kapa‘a areas.
Hawai‘i Department of Health: Travel-related dengue virus case on Oʻahu
Five confirmed travel-related dengue cases have been identified in Hawai‘i so far in 2024.
Spate of endangered Hawaiian monk seal births on O‘ahu prompts action from officials
Signage, fencing, suspended permits and more are in effect at places like the Mokulua islets and the Sand Island State Recreation Area.
New coffee labeling rules go into effect July 1
The Hawaiian Coffee Labeling Act 211, which was enacted in July 2023, requires all coffee products carrying a Hawai‘i geographical reference to include the disclosure of the location where the coffee was grown in the state, and also indicate the percentage by weight of locally grown coffee and coffee grown elsewhere.
Garden Isle nonprofit serving Native Hawaiians awarded grant
The Kaua‘i nonprofit was one of 16 awarded grant money from across the state.
University of Hawai‘i student-built satellite selected for NASA launch
The student-led mission aims to study solar energetic particle events and increase knowledge of the Sun.
‘Sky aglow with fire & death’ – Uncle of Kaua‘i man flew on D-Day 80 years ago, long-lost letter shows
Wailuā Homesteads resident Robin Gibson and his family read RAF pilot Gordon Gibson’s handwritten account of D-Day every June.
Gov. Josh Green issues intent to veto 17 bills
This veto list reflects our need to prioritize Hawaiʻi’s crippling high cost of living, the state’s affordable housing crisis and Hawaiʻi’s families impacted by the Maui wildfires,” said Gov. JoshGreen.
DLNR documents first recorded monk seal birth at Sand Island
Hawaiian monk seal Rocky (RH58) gave birth to a pup overnight. Today, Rocky and her pup rested on a beach at Sand Island State Recreation Area (SRA) on O‘ahu.
The Grassroot Institute reflects on 2024 legislative session on Kauaʻi
“I always love getting a chance to go out to Kauaʻi and talk with people,” said Ted Kefalas, the organization’s director of strategic campaigns, in an interview following the event.
Hawaiʻi Transportation Department’s bold commitment key to reaching settlement in youth-led constitutional climate case
Thirteen youth from throughout the Hawaiian Islands brought the Navahine v. Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation constitutional climate case in June 2022, asserting their rights to a safe and healthy climate and asking the Hawaiʻi state government to act to meet the climate emergency and enable the state’s paradigm shift to a climate-safe, zero-emissions transportation system.
DLNR division employee one of 2 Oʻahu residents charged in death of newborn monk seal pup
PO7’s death in May on Oʻahu’s North Shore is the third known death of a monk seal resulting from a dog attack in the main Hawaiian Islands. In 2014, pup RFX4 was killed on Kauaʻi. Pup RS48Hoʻomau, also known as Lehua, was killed in 2023 on Oʻahu.
Māla lā‘au coming to Wailuā Homesteads Park on Kaua‘i; nonprofit wants neighborhood input
The Understory Alliance is behind the proposed māla lā‘au, or forest garden, at an East Side park. It’s a unique project, one county official said.
State archive digitizing 2,000 PBS Hawai‘i films for nationwide project
‘Ulu‘ulu is coordinating the digitization and description of the videotapes and films in the PBS Hawai‘i collection.
Expect lane closures on Maluhia Road through Thursday afternoon
Maluhia is well-known as the “tree tunnel” due to the impressive foliage shading it from the sun.