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Statewide

Hawaiʻi’s island communities are heading into the new week with a familiar mix of weather, surf, and day-to-day public updates, but there are also several bigger threads running through the statewide feeds. The University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center is back in the news on multiple islands, with MauiNow.com reporting a $1 million V Foundation grant for faculty research and follow-up notices about the February cybersecurity incident and deadline reminders for affected people. Statewide, unemployment edged up to 2.3% in February and the same labor report was highlighted on Kauaʻi, while Sen. Mazie Hirono is pressing for forest research funding as conservation and science funding stay in focus. On the community side, there are small but tangible local efforts too, from Maui fundraising for the Pacific Whale Foundation to Kauaʻi’s new Lima Ola community garden and a Big Island cultural event at Wailoa Art Center.

Maui

Maui’s biggest practical updates are the County Immigrant Services Division office closures on May 1 for staff training and transportation impacts from utility work on Puʻunēnē Avenue and lane closures on Piʻilani Highway for raised crosswalk work. In the background, ʻĪao Valley residents are still dealing with storm-related land loss, while MauiNow.com’s weather and surf forecasts point to the usual need to watch conditions along the coast and roads.

Big Island

The Big Island is facing a wet start to the week, with Hawaiʻi County’s weather forecast calling for showers in Hilo and surf running in the normal spring range. Beyond the forecast, Big Island Now is also tracking the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center cybersecurity update, the state’s 2.3% unemployment rate, and a Wailoa Art Center cultural gathering in Hilo that brings community and history together. There is also continued attention to science and education, including UH Mānoa’s national recognition for campus beauty and a Mauna Kea discovery on brown dwarfs.

Kauaʻi

Kauaʻi is heading into Monday with steady weather and surf conditions that should keep the usual attention on beach and road safety. The island also has several community and civic updates worth noting: the Lima Ola Community Garden in ʻEleʻele has been blessed, the Poʻipū Road–Ala Kinoiki–Peʻe Road intersection has been converted to a roundabout, and registration opens May 1 for the Keiki and Junior Lifeguard programs. Kauaʻi readers are also seeing the same broader statewide themes, including the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center cybersecurity update and the uptick in unemployment to 2.3%.

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