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A viral surveillance video recorded May 7 has spurred community leaders to focus on youth violence prevention.

GOALS Hawaii is hosting its Malama with Aloha event later this week on Maui with speaking engagements and a community beach cleanup.

Magical Creatures Sanctuary in Laupahoehoe plans to expand its community and educational programs for over 100 rescued farm animals from its hillside location overlooking the blue waters off the Hamakua Coast, with Executive Director Jill Vanderhoef outlining events for local residents in the coming months.

The Pu‘uhonoua o Wai‘anae homeless community has shrunk from 250 to 30 residents waiting for new homes as many move to a 20-acre mauka site near Farrington Highway — final housing units will arrive in October.

The new app Save a Bite connects local restaurants with over 6,000 users by offering mini blind boxes of leftover food at discount prices & helps reduce waste while boosting revenue, with 23 eateries participating since its launch in June.

Musicians Benny Chong and Byron Yasui were inducted into the Ukulele Hall of Fame on Sunday at the International Ukulele Festival of Hawaii.

The honor recognized their decades of influence as a performer and educator in Hawaiian music.

Local lawmakers passed two measures on Sunday, July 12 to help farmers by allowing the sale of cottage foods made on agricultural land and easing rules for building small employee housing on farms.

These changes are aimed at boosting agricultural growth and keeping local businesses competitive.

The University of Hawaii at Manoa began demolishing two buildings at its Hale Noelani student housing complex on Jul.

11 (per campus announcement) and officials have not yet shared plans for the site.

After recent storms damaged corals in Maunalua Bay, Kuleana Coral restored over 400 colonies and now prepares for a strong El Nino likely to trigger bleaching warnings by August; the Department of Aquatic Resources may soon pause restoration (if conditions worsen) and enforce a moratorium.

State officials say Hawaii’s five largest airports reached a new carbon emission reduction benchmark, a key milestone in the effort to reach net-zero emissions by 2045 + they plan to build on this progress in coming months.

The Board of Land and Natural Resources settled a case with three men who took over 4,000 opihi from a protected area on Hawaii island, opting for a reduced penalty instead of a more than $45,000 fine.

Federal agencies approved tens of millions for Kona-low storm survivors, with thousands of FEMA, SBA and USDA applications still under review.

North Shore fruit tree farmer Blake Briddell applied for aid on June 24 at the Waialua Courthouse Recovery Center after the storms destroyed 150 trees on his farm.

University of Hawaii quarterback Micah Alejado posted a routine time of 4:45 during offseason practice on Monday, July 13, and he is gearing up to lead the Warriors as the team prepares for the season.