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Hawai‘i farmers and food processors that utilize at least one Hawai‘i-grown ingredient are eligible to receive 50% of their Kiva loan from the Hawai‘i Food Producers Fund.

Volunteer Legal Services Hawai`i will soon launch a new online service that will provide free legal assistance to low- and moderate-income Hawai’i residents.

The first hearing of this new polystyrene foam Bill is scheduled for Tuesday Oct. 18, at 3 p.m. in the Kona Council Chambers.

The YWCA of Hawai‘i Island will host the sixth annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016.

Providing Hawai‘i with locally-grown Christmas trees will support import replacement and promote the “Buy Local, It Matters” message.

Effective Jan. 1, 2017, Kaiser Permanente will offer only one plan to Medicare-eligible Hawai‘i Island residents.

Walmart invites America to a free health check-up on Saturday, Oct. 15, available at all Walmart stores in Hawaiʻi.

Education and Health Services, the state’s largest industry, will add the most number of jobs, picking up 12,170 jobs—almost 1/3 of the state’s total increase.

Hawai‘i Electric Light invites the community to Tomorrow’s Generation energy fair on Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Keauhou Shopping Center in Kailua-Kona.

Dollie Jacinto is now providing project management and solution delivery services for Business Solution Technologies.

In honor of Conflict Resolution Day 2016, Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center is hosting an Open House from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, at The Hilo Lagoon Centre. The event is free and open to the public. “The highlight of our Open House is our one-hour Brown Bag Lunch Series simulation from  noon to […]

Hawai‘i Farmers Union United will host the sixth annual convention focusing on local agriculture from Oct. 14 through the 16, at the OK Farms in Hilo.

The Michaels Development Company, in partnership with the HHFDC, held a blessing today for new affordable rental developments in Kailua-Kona.

HCFCU’s “Medicare 101” educational seminar will be held on Saturday, Oct. 15, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in Kailua-Kona.

Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center will offer a free workshop—”LESS TALK! MORE LISTEN!”—with the center’s executive directorand the Restorative Justice Program manager.

Pu‘uanahulu Landfill in Waikoloa and the Kealakehe Recycling and Transfer Station in Kailua-Kona will be closed all day on Saturday, Oct. 8.

Are you seeking a fun, safe, educational and nurturing experience for your child while school is on fall break?

Hawai’i Community College Alumni & Friends will sponsor its 11th Breakfast Fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016.

The IRS has announced an extension period for Hawai’i farmers and ranchers to replace livestock and defer tax if they were forced to sell livestock due to drought.

Donation needs include the following grocery items: rice, mochi rice, flour, butter, nishime konbu, Hawaiian salt, shoyu, brown sugar, and bottled water.