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Prior to being elected to the Senate, he served six years as a member of the Hawaiʻi Island County Council, including two years as Council Chair.

Vaccines are being administered via both walk-up and scheduled appointments.

The state’s two-week average is 93 new cases daily, with a test positivity rate of 1.7%.

Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) schools will offer a variety of summer programming aimed at addressing the learning needs of students as they transition back to full in-person learning.

The Department of Health is encouraging parents of incoming seventh graders to schedule back-to-school vaccinations and physical examinations.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a flash flood watch for Kona and Kohala Districts from Thursday evening through late Friday night.

A portion of Keala O Keawe Road in Hōnaunau will be closed this week as authorities conduct further investigation into a single-vehicle crash in March that left one person dead.

Hilo Medical Center is opening sign-up for 12-year-olds to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in anticipation of the US Drug Administration’s announcement approving the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 12 to 15.

In light of the challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) and the Children’s Mental Health Awareness Planning Group are hosting a series of virtual events to encourage parents and families to talk about mental health with their children and to seek out resources if needed.

A search warrant executed on Hakalau resident yielded various drugs along with one arrest.

Keiki Heroes, a Hawai‘i STEM Community Care program, launched the Superpower Art Adventure today in another imaginative step toward helping keiki thrive during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health reported 80 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday.

Hawaiian Electric’s end on the moratorium on disconnections for nonpayment is approaching.

University of Hawai‘i campuses across the state will host drive-through and Zoom graduations the second year in a row as concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic remain ongoing.

Applications for US Senator Brian Schatz’s 2021–22 High School Internship Program are now being accepted.

To commemorate Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park has created new digital features, tours, and tools for visitors to connect with Hawaiian culture.

Exemplifying positive and “out of the box” thinking in his role as a School Resource Officer, Officer Blake Ragocos was recently honored by the Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawai‘i as Officer of the Month for February 2021.

For more information, families are encouraged to contact their child’s school directly.

Puna Strong takes a community-based disaster management approach that values the knowledge and capacities of residents and builds on local resources.

The 38th Annual Salute to the Graduates is proudly presented by Pacific Media Group and its subsidiaries — KBIG-FM, The Beat, Kapa Hawaiian FM and Big Island Now.