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Spotted on the Kailua calendar: Reforestation — Volunteer drop-ins at Hamakua Marsh

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Hello Kailua! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Were you at Kailua Fall Festival? Your photos could help HPD.
  • How a festival argument turned deadly at Kailua's Target parking lot.
  • Kailua residents: Are you putting all your food scraps in green?

Also on today's calendar: Red Cross Adult&Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED class in Kailua and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, showers; humid, with a high of 84 and low of 76 degrees.
  • Friday: Periods of sun with showers, temps: high: 86, low: 77. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Periods of sun with showers, with a high of 84 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• HPD seeks help ID'ing gunman in Kailua slaying (staradvertiser.com) — Honolulu police are asking Kailua residents to share any photos or video from Saturday's Kailua Fall Festival or the nearby Target parking lot after 30-year-old Thomas Malone was fatally shot there. Detectives say the shooting followed a fight between two groups, and they're seeking more footage to help identify the young man suspected of pulling the trigger.
   

• 24-year-old woman faces murder, firearm charges following fatal Kailua shooting (kitv.com) — Honolulu police have charged a 24-year-old woman with second-degree murder and firearm offenses after a man was fatally shot in the Kailua Target parking lot off Hahani Street. Investigators say an argument that began at the Kailua Fall Festival spilled into the lot, where 30-year-old Thomas Malone of Kaneohe was shot in the neck and later died.
   

• Got food waste? Get it in the green bin for Oʻahu's G.R.O.W. program (hawaiipublicradio.org) — If you live in Kailua and use Honolulu's gray, blue and green bins, you're now asked to toss all food scraps into the green bin so they can be turned into compost instead of burned. The city's expanded G.R.O.W. program, built on a pilot that included Kailua, aims to boost low participation rates and ease pressure on Oʻahu's landfills.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • Update: Sweet healthy kittens!
    We have found a forever home for one of the females, and still looking for the same for her brother and sister. They are eating well and purring up a… (Nextdoor Kuulei)
  • Where to purchase bulk frozen seafood inexpensively?
    Costco has a limited selection, prices are moderate and quality is good. Walmart has more options and lower prices but quality seems a bit lower. Do… (Nextdoor Kailua Gardens)
  • The Salvation Army posted a job opening for Store Assistant Manager - The Salvation Army Kailua Thrift Store $20/hour in Kailua. Apply here.
  • UFC Gym posted a job opening for Fitness Manager in Kailua. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kailua here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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