Hurricane recovery in Hawaiʻi: Naalehu Elementary is set to reopen for in-person classes after Hurricane Lala repairs, with about 400 students returning from a temporary Kau District Gym site once flooding, roof damage, and mold remediation were finished. Community & culture: A local teen, Azi Moses-Khoii, raised nearly $4,000 for coral research at UH Mānoa’s Coral Resilience Lab by collecting 310 pounds of marine debris from Oʻahu beaches. Disaster housing update: Hawaiʻi DHS will hold an Oct. 8 community meeting at Nāʻālehu Public Library to discuss interim disaster housing plans—12 two-bedroom homes next to the library, later intended as workforce housing for educators and clinicians. Representation in design: UH Mānoa graduates its first Black woman Doctor of Architecture, Danielle McCleave, whose thesis focused on culturally aware wellness in architectural design. Health research: UH Cancer Center wins a $3M NCI grant to study why early-stage breast cancer becomes invasive, with a focus on Hawaiʻi’s Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander communities. Pedestrian safety: HPD marks National Pedestrian Safety Month with enforcement and outreach across Oʻahu. Science & stewardship: A new Pacific-wide framework guides when conservation teams should move endangered species outside their historical range, with UH Mānoa playing a key role in community input. Arts & identity: A story on planning an authentic Hawaiian lūʻau for meetings pushes back on “tacky” tourist shortcuts and misused language.