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The state Department of Health reported 1,215 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, Sept. 7, bringing the statewide total to 340,729.

The Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program is offering funding to assist communities to prevent, plan, and mitigate for wildfire risks.

The Ironman Hawai`i `Ohana is hosting two informational meetings in September to inform the local communities about event logistics surrounding the first ever two-day Ironman World Championship race format.

Hawai‘i Attorney General Holly T. Shikada announced on Tuesday, Sept. 6 in a press release a $438.5 million agreement in principle between JUUL Labs and 34 states and territories resolving a two-year bipartisan investigation into the e-cigarette manufacturer’s marketing and sales practices.

Taxpayers will start receiving their state tax refunds next week.

Hawaiʻi residents have a wealth of natural resources to explore, but in some cases these places can be difficult to visit in person.

The Hawai‘i County Council wants to make it easier for people to get rid of abandoned vehicles.

An interagency warrant sweep conducted in the Hilo area on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, resulted in the arrest of 13 wanted individuals for a total of 18 outstanding warrants.

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Cop on Top fundraiser collected nearly $45,000 for the Special Olympics Hawai‘i.

An abandoned structure and the contents inside burned to the ground in Waiākea Monday, Sept. 5.

Central Pacific Bank Foundation presented a check for $10,000 to the Honolulu Little League world championship team and CPB sent its sincere congratulations to the players and coaches who made all of Hawai‘i proud.

To help Hawai‘i families, Kaiser Permanente has awarded a $50,000 grant to Goodwill Hawai‘i aimed at improving financial literacy and the corresponding health inequities of low-income individuals.

The new era in Hawai’i Hilo men’s soccer is off to a great start as first-year head coach Garrett Estrin and the Vulcans won game No. 1 on the new on-campus turf field with a 2-1 victory over Cal Poly Humboldt in a non-conference matchup Sunday afternoon.

Hawaiian Airlines employees this week were recognized with U.S. Air Force commemorative coins for their role in last year’s evacuation of thousands of Afghans fleeing the Taliban regime, the company announced Sept. 2.

The promotions were effective Sept. 1.

The He Haliʻa Aloha No Liliʻuokalani Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Hilo’s Liliʻuokalani Gardens Park.

A University of Hawai‘i Community Colleges program that serves unemployed and underemployed residents was recently expanded to include those who are employed.

Thelma Parker Memorial Public and School Library is joining hundreds of sites throughout the country to celebrate the release of the first images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.

A critically endangered ‘akikiki named Carrot, who has fathered at least two chicks, was rescued Saturday, Sept. 3, from a valley deep in the Alaka‘i Plateau on Kaua‘i and taken to safety at the Maui Bird Conservation Center.

A visitor from California faces an attempted murder charge, among others, in connection with a domestic incident in West Hawai‘i.