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Across the islands, weather and recovery work remain central. Maui, Hawaiʻi Island and Kauaʻi all have fresh surf and weather forecasts, with Kauaʻi’s north shores showing the largest surf in the material and Maui and the Big Island also seeing elevated north-facing surf in the coming period. On Kauaʻi, cleanup from Hurricane Lowell is still shaping daily life: county residents and visitors were told what to know about recovery, while the Poʻipū Beach Park parking lot is set to close for maintenance and Lowell-related work. The Waimea Canyon Lookout is reopening Saturday, but the report says some other state park access remains closed, so the reopening is partial rather than complete.

On Maui, county government and public safety planning are prominent. The Maui County Council advanced an ethics bill and committee-backed first comprehensive lobbyist rules for the county, while voters are being asked to weigh in on 8 charter amendments and 2 state constitutional amendments. Maui also has a notable emergency management update: the Maui Emergency Management Agency has moved into a new Emergency Operations Center, and the county is also dealing with lane closures through Oct. 30 tied to state road work.

On Hawaiʻi Island, the Hawaiʻi Fire Department has a new chief selected, Daniel Volpe, and voters will decide three open seats on the Hawaiʻi County Council in the Nov. 3 general election. The island is also represented in broader conservation and science coverage, including a call for applicants to sanctuary advisory councils and a report on Pisces V heading to Bishop Museum after 40 years of ocean exploration.

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