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Volunteers needed at Haleakala Nursery

Friends of Haleakala National Park will host a volunteer service morning from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 6 at the park’s native plant nursery in the Summit District of Haleakala National Park. Volunteers will help prepare and propagate native plants and, when available, assist with cataloging in the adjacent museum. The service project is held the first Tuesday of each month. Volunteers may drive to the greenhouse and maintenance area. Participants should bring water, snacks and gloves, if desired. The park will provide other tools. Sturdy shoes are recommended. Volunteers involved in ...

Hawaii middle school students invited to enter National Civics Bee

Hawaii students in sixth through eighth grades can enter the 2027 National Civics Bee by submitting an essay about a challenge in their community and a proposed solution. The free competition is open to public, private and charter school students, as well as home-schooled students. Essays should connect students’ ideas to the nation’s founding principles and civic virtues. Entries are due by 11:59 p.m. Feb. 2 at tinyurl.com/5n7ztcwj. Top essayists will be invited to the Hawaii state finals May 1 at Kaimuki High School on Oahu. Prizes are $1,000 for first place, $500 for second ...

County opens temporary evacuation points in Lahaina, South Maui due to fire at Olowalu

Temporary evacuation points opened at 3:45 p.m. Saturday at Lahaina Civic Center and at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at South Maui Community Park Gym in Kīhei for residents and others evacuating Olowalu Village due to a brush fire that poses an immediate threat to life and property. Temporary evacuation points provide a safe gathering area but do not have the supplies and amenities of a regular emergency shelter. Those evacuating to a temporary evacuation site should bring bedding, food and drinking water, essential supplies and medications. Pets are permitted but must be in crates. If ...

Holman and Harris combine for 3 TDs as Wyoming downs Hawaii 27-10

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Markell Holman rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns, and Samuel Harris added 94 yards and a score as Wyoming beat Hawaii 27-10 on Saturday in its Mountain West opener. The Cowboys (2-2, 1-0) led 13-3 at halftime after Holman scored on a 1-yard run with 3:05 left in the ...

Photo of the Day: Island Orchid

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State aims to open temporary Lahaina library in early 2027

While state officials continue working to get a permanent library in West Maui, they’re one step closer to opening a temporary “pop-up” library. The Hawaii State Public Library System announced Wednesday that the temporary location is moving forward after a 20-by-20-foot self-contained unit was installed at the Lahaina Civic Center’s upper parking lot next to the Lahaina District Court on Tuesday. According to the state public library system, the temporary unit will help restore public library services in West Maui following the August 2023 Lahaina fire, which displaced them ...