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🌱 How a Kailua-raised scholar is using tech to protect Hawaiian lands

Kailua, Hawaii Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Kailua! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Kailua-raised scholar is using tech to protect Hawaiian lands
  • What Kailua’s senator just did on taxes and campaign money
  • Why Kailua’s Windward beaches stand out in 2026’s island rankings

Also on today's calendar: Kailua Community Emergency Response Team Meeting (Volunteers Needed) and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Showers; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 83 and low of 71 degrees.
  • Thursday: Showers; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 82, low: 71.
  • Friday: Partly sunny with showers, with a high of 83 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Bridging tradition and technology: Meet Tori Kiliʻohu Cashman Valdez (hawaii.edu) — A UH Hilo graduate who grew up in Waimea and Kailua, Oʻahu is blending Hawaiian language, culture, and high-tech mapping to care for ʻāina. Her double major in environmental science and Hawaiian studies led to cutting-edge research on invasive beetles and climate threats to cultural sites, and she’s now headed into a conservation-focused master’s program.
   

2. Tax cuts preserved, immigration enforcement limited as Legislature sends final bills to Green (hawaiitribune-herald.com subscription) — Kailua residents’ state senator, Jarrett Keohokalole, helped advance a campaign finance bill while lawmakers also preserved major income tax cuts for about 90% of Hawaii households. The session’s final bills now on Gov. Josh Green’s desk include limits on local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, adjustments to public campaign financing, and a budget that trims agencies while boosting SNAP and environmental projects.
   

3. The Best Islands in Hawaiʻi in 2026The votes have been tallied, and the results are in! Here's a ranked list of the best islands in Hawaiʻi, according to HAWAIʻI Magazine readers. (hawaiimagazine.com) — Kailua on Oʻahu’s Windward Side gets a shout-out for its standout beaches, classic shave ice stands, and small-town restaurants in this new ranking of Hawaiʻi’s islands. The feature mainly surveys why Maui, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, and Hawaiʻi Island topped HAWAIʻI Magazine’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards, but still underlines Kailua as a must-visit coastal community.
   

4. Prep Top 10s: Mililani sweeps top spots after first baseball title, softball 3-peat (staradvertiser.com) — Kailua High’s baseball team gets a notable mention here as one of the OIA opponents Mililani routed on its way to a league title and eventual state championship. The story mainly celebrates Mililani’s historic baseball crown, its softball three‑peat, and other standout prep performances across Hawaii, but it still highlights Kailua as part of that competitive path.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • UPDATE: owners were found, they went to the Humane Society to pick up their dogs and they got them both micro chipped there!
    That microchip is critical. It is proof of ownership and it gets lost for babies home to their families!! Sharing from another Facebook page. These… (Nextdoor Enchanted Lake)
  • 3 homes in the Yacht Club Knolls townhouse complex will be having a side-by-side yard sale this Sunday.
    On Olina st, right off the main road. Units # 2, 3 & 4. We have a wide variety of goodies to include: electronics, school supplies, shoes, toys,… (Nextdoor Aikahi/Kaimalino)
  • Sodexo, Inc. posted a job opening for Dietetic Clerk/Diet Aide in Kailua. Apply here.
  • Summit Dental posted a job opening for Dental Receptionist in Kailua. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kailua here.

Ok Kailua! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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