Community

Coffee With a Cop is an international program designed to help build trust between police and the community through informal events over coffee.

The cast and crew used fresh local ti leaf, recycled and up-cycled set pieces, donated plants from Garden Exchange, donated coconuts from Onomea Farm HUB and more.

“I HEART Summer – The Grease Experience” will be a four week tuition-free summer camp for performers and young people interested in technical crew up to age 18.

Hawaiʻi Care Choices will host a virtual Healthcare Talk Story on May 10 to provide support and guidance to individuals facing grief and loss.

Registration and a swim test will be held on June 17 at 9 a.m. at Kahalu‘u Beach Park, Kua Bay Beach Park or Hapuna Beach State Park.

McDonald’s of Hawaiʻi is showing appreciation for educators across the state by offering a free medium hot or iced coffee and two chocolate chip cookies from May 8-12.

Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union has announced that it has extended the deadline for its annual Masami Oishi Memorial Scholarship program to May 26.

Hawai‘i Contemporary is hosting its first public fundraiser, artXchange, to raise support for the organization and celebrate local and Pacific talent.

Local students will showcase their musical talent at the “Showcase of Music in Schools” on May 7 in Hilo.

Beloved Hawaiian music icon Robert Cazimero will perform at Kahilu Theatre on May 13, continuing his 37-year tradition of May Day concerts.

Vibrant Hawaiʻi is offering a 6-12 month paid part-time ambassador internship for Hawaiʻi Island youth and graduates taking a gap year.

All nine Hawaiʻi Walmart stores are participating in Walmart Wellness Day on May 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The purpose of Noiʻi OHA grants is to increase the Hawaiian language fluency of ʻohana in homes throughout the state.

The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority is partnering with the Hawai‘i Food Hub Hui to host an informational webinar called “Saving Time & Sourcing Local: Buying Local with Food Hubs.”

Department Director Steve Pause will share an overview of the County Department of Public Works.

The University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges, in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce Hawaiʻi and industry partners, offers free skills training in high-demand industries through Good Jobs Hawaiʻi.

On Friday, General Mills voluntarily issued a nationwide recall after a salmonella outbreak was linked to certain 2-pound, 5-pound, and 10-pound bags of Gold Medal Bleached and Unbleached All-Purpose Flour.

The “He Kaʻao No Aunty Edith Kanakaʻole” celebration starts at 10:30 a.m. with a welcoming ceremony in the UH-Hilo Performing Arts Center in Hilo on the Big Island followed by a ceremonial presentation of gifts and tributes.

Creations by artists from 10 Waimea schools on the Big Island all explore the theme: Nā Pana Moku ʻĀina o Waimea (The Celebrated Lands of Waimea).

The Department of Human Services is extending its application deadline for families seeking funding to send keiki to preschool for the 2023-24 school year.