The emergency food distribution event takes place Friday, Oct. 16, from 4 to 5 p.m., at Hale Lihue, located at 4286 Rice St.
Some in the tight-knit community say mental health is too often overlooked, but others are ensuring keiki have a positive outlet in these trying times.
Hundreds of volunteers helped clear storm-pushed sand from Salt Pond Beach Park and its salt beds during a Hanapēpē community workday.
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education is seeking additional funding to repair about $100 million in storm damage.
Nolo still going strong, now a typhoon in the western North Pacific
The launch ramp at Port Allen Small Boat Harbor in Hanapēpē Bay reopened Friday afternoon.