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The Hilo Orchid Show Gala Preview Party — a “fun”-raiser that kicks off the Annual Orchid Show and Sale in Hilo and raises funds for peace and agriculture — will be held on July 27 at the Edith Kanaka’ole Stadium.

The 39th annual Cultural Festival at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on July 22 will feature a stellar lineup of local musicians, hula hālau, Hawaiian games and crafts, local exhibitors and vendors.

The Hawaiʻi County Mass Transit Agency invites the public to participate in the “Meet the Bus” event on July 11. Attendees can interact with agency representatives, explore alternative-fueled buses, and learn about the latest developments in public transportation.

AARP Hawaiʻi will host a series of free webinars on Saturdays in July that center on retirement plans.

The shopping center in Kailua-Kona on the west side of the Big Island is helping students and educators get ready for the new school year in style while enjoying the last moments of summer.

Hawai’i County Council chair Heather Kimball and Danielle M. Bass, the state’s Sustainability Coordinator, will be guest speakers at the July 6 Waimea Community Association meeting that will focus on sustainability and resilience.

For 120 miles along the West Hawaiʻi coastline, from ‘Upolu Point to South Point, fragments of coral large and small are broken every day by big winter swells, rising ocean temperatures, illegal anchor drops, and legal and illegal moorings.

The 2023 Big Island Chocolate Festival awarded $8,000 in proceeds to three educational organizations.

This summer, a portion of all sales at Ohana Fuels locations on Hawai’i Island will be donated to Hawai’i Island United Way.

The draft environmental assessment was made public for the use of Wolbachia-based incompatible male mosquitoes on Kauaʻi to stop the spread of avian malaria that is decimating native forest bird populations.

Vibrant Hawaiʻi has been selected to join the second cohort of One Nation One Project, a national initiative that focuses on the transformative power of the arts to heal and strengthen communities.

On Thursday, Gov. Josh Green came to Hawai‘i Island — where he worked as an emergency room doctor — to sign his first health bills as the state’s leader.

The roads used for the parade route will close at 10:45 a.m., 15 minutes prior to the parade starting at 11 a.m. and reopen at the conclusion of the parade at noon.

Make Music Hawaiʻi presents live performances in Hilo and Kona on June 21 as part of the global celebration of Make Music Day.

Hawaiʻi Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing section is hosting a free Keiki Fishing Derby on July 15 for North and South Kohala residents aged 5 to 18.

New and unfilled backpacks may be dropped off at any Hawai‘i Island police station now through July 15.

The new Waikōloa Public Library will receive $1.9 million in capital improvement funding from the State of Hawaiʻi to complete the full design.

Due to inclement weather, the ceremonial blessing and global launch ceremony of Hōkūleʻa on its four-year Moananuiākea Voyage has been rescheduled.

The free inaugural Climate Community Fair in Hilo is part of the Hawaiʻi Climate Commission’s effort to hold annual fairs in communities statewide to educate people about how to create more sustainable and resilient plans.

Hawaiian monk seals haul out of the ocean for three main reasons: resting, molting and pupping.