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Two sessions are planned, one in Kona and another in Hilo, offering an invaluable opportunity for prospective students to meet the admissions team, ask questions and gain insight into the the William S. Richardson School of Law experience.

This year’s screening, scheduled Sept. 17, takes on more significance after the death 80-year-old Tim Curry, who played the movie’s main character Dr. Frank N. Furter; his death was especially poignant for Aloha Theatre in Kealakekua that will present in October the stage version of the film, in which Curry also originated the role.

The department continues assessment and recovery efforts following catastrophic rainfall and flooding caused by Hurricane Lala, which significantly damaged water system infrastructure in the Nā‘ālehu–Wai‘ōhinu area.

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in Hawaiʻi; an average of 1,287 women are diagnosed with breast cancer and 172 die from the disease each year in the islands.

The expanded services at community resource centers will help residents apply for federal assistance, case management and receive other help navigating the recovery process.

More than 75 volunteers during the 2-day donation drive to help Big Island communities impacted by Hurricane Lala collected more than 5,500 individual items, more than 5,000 pounds of nonperishable food and more.

These taxpayers now have until Feb. 1, 2027, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments; this new relief also combines with earlier tax relief provided following the March kona lows.

The 3-year unmanned aerial vehicle project Expanding the Impact of Geospatial Remote Sensing in Hawaiʻi at the Big Island college is aimed at meeting workforce demand or stackable credentials for use in utilities, civil engineering, agriculture and environmental hazard mitigation.

U.S. Department of Justice has now challenged every state with laws that provide in-state college and university tuition to people who are not U.S. citizens, bringing the number of federal lawsuits to 25.

The group includes kapa artist Avalon Paradea from the Big Island, whose work engages with communities and their climate change concerns; program strives to engage Hawaiʻi residents through art on key climate topics.

Police inform public to use non-emergency dispatch number; call 9-1-1 in the event of an emergency.

Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green reports Kauaʻi power, roads, airport and port infrastructure repairs and progress, also gives update about Hurricane Lala recovery on Big Island.

The public is notified that convoys are planned for 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. or 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Sept. 20 between Pōhakuloa Training Area and Kawaihae Pier.

However, state health officials continue to advise the public to avoid brown, murky waters from Keokea Beach Park to Ka Lae Point (South Point), especially following storms or heavy rain.

There have been 69 overflows since Kīlauea began erupting on-and-off Monday, Sept. 7.

Intimate concert is Sept. 12 in Westin Hāpuna Beach Resort Ballroom and the roster includes writers you might not know by name, but you’ll definitely recognize by some of their songs and artists for whom they’ve written.

The initiative provides quiet spaces at all 10 campuses statewide where students, faculty and others can decompress, regulate emotions and recharge from the demands of daily campus life.

Next time you are waiting for a lava fountain to start at Kīlauea’s summit, consider checking out the views from the top of Maunaiki and the volcanic activity of the recent past that sculpted the landscape of the volcano’s Southwest Rift Zone.

Class members were assigned solo assignments in Hilo, Kona, Kaʻū and North Kohala, with their service to begin Sept. 16.

Funds come from Stronger Hawaiʻi Initiative to support disaster response following Hurricane Lowell; foundation awarded $22,000 in grants prior to Lowell’s arrival to strengthen resilience of vulnerable families and households on both islands.