Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 21st of August.
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🎭 Culture
Kilo Summit is debuting an immersive shopping and arts experience at the Made in Hawai‘i Festival this year at the Hawai‘i Convention Center (third floor).
Shoppers can use an app to access limited-edition collaborations and live programming by local creators.
Honolulu surf historian Darren Park has spent 30 years collecting nearly 90 vintage surfboards from the 1940s to the 1970s—showing his passion for preserving the city’s surfing culture.
🌲 Environment
Weather officials said there is a 90% chance a tropical cyclone will form southeast of the islands within the next 48 hours and approach Honolulu Saturday through Sunday.
City and emergency crews are calling on residents to restock supplies amid ongoing repairs from Hurricane Lala.
The National Weather Service warns that Tropical Depression Two-C could become Tropical Storm Moke as it nears the Big Island, bringing 5 to 15 inches of rain from 6 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Tuesday and possibly causing flooding and mudslides in saturated areas.
🏛️ Government
Honolulu has partnered with Hawaii Foodbank & allocated $200,000 to source and transport food for distribution in Oahu communities today at events at Nānākuli High & Intermediate School in Nānākuli and KEY Project in Kāneʻohe; attendees should verify registration requirements before going.
Hawaiʻi County is working with several agencies to respectfully recover 69 sets of remains, caskets and headstones — documented by the Hawaiʻi National Guard — that were uprooted by Hurricane Lala on Aug.
15 at Naʻalehu Cemetery.
🏈 Sports
The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame unveiled its College Football Player of the Year watch list featuring five University of Hawaii players including quarterback Micah Alejado and four teammates (Pofele Ashlock, Tama Uiliata, Kona Moore, and Matagi Thompson).
Five finalists will be named on Dec. 8.
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