🌱 Is your Pearl City stream still dangerously clogged after the Kona storms?
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In today's newsletter:
- Is your Pearl City stream still dangerously clogged after the Kona storms?
- How a Pearl City nurse-to-be landed free tuition for rural service
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 89 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Clouds and sun, a few showers, temps: high: 85, low: 71.
- Friday: A morning shower in spots, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Flood debris chokes Pearl City stream weeks after storms (hawaiinewsnow.com) — Flood debris in a Pearl City-area stream is still clogging Waiawa weeks after Kona Low storms, leaving nearby farms and properties at high risk for more flooding. A local watercress farm suffered major damage, and residents say no one has cleared the massive debris dam. State officials now say they’re seeking contractors for regular Oahu stream maintenance, but there’s no clear cleanup timeline yet. 
• Will Doctors Trade 5 Years In Rural Hawaiʻi For Free Med School? (civilbeat.org) — A Pearl City resident, 27-year-old aspiring nurse practitioner Katlyn An, is among the first to have her medical or nursing school tuition fully covered through Hawaiʻi’s new HOME RUN rural health scholarship. In exchange for five years of work in designated rural communities, awardees like An and Molokaʻi’s Misty Kahale can avoid six-figure student debt while helping ease the state’s severe doctor and nurse shortages.
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- Starting today through Tuesday, June 30, 2026, our customers in need may apply for a one-time credit to reduce their energy bills under the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program, or H-HEAP.
H-HEAP Energy Credit applications are taken annually only during the month of June by Honolulu Community Action Program, Maui Economic Opportunity… (Nextdoor ) - Looking for someone to hire.
Have a bird nest in my rain gutter I would like to have removed. It is about 15 off the ground. A small bush is also in the gutter. Ph. 808-829… (Nextdoor Waiau)
- Aloha Petroleum, Ltd. - Dunkin Donuts posted a job opening for BAKERS Dunkin' Donuts (Pearl City Store) - $12/hr - 1 p.m. - 9 p.m. in Pearl City. Apply here.
- Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Cake Decorator in Pearl City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pearl City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Waipahu
- Plans for new Costco, Zippy's closure in Waipahu met with pushback (hawaiinewsnow.com)
- HART gets reimbursed $125M for Segment 2 completion (staradvertiser.com)
- Condos, Cards and Caps and Gowns: Hawai‘i's Most Compelling Investments (hawaiibusiness.com)
Mililani Town
- Mililani teacher housing project still on schedule (alohastatedaily.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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