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Lowered flags honor mourning in Maine, lives lost in Middle East

Governor Josh Green, M.D., has ordered that the Oct. 20 lowering of the United States flag and the Hawai‘i state flag, mourning the lives lost in the ongoing Middle East conflict, be continued in respect for the victims of the Oct. 25 gun violence in Lewiston, Maine.

Big Island brothers on a mission to bring sister home from Gaza

Big Island residents and brothers Miles and Glen Okumura are calling for a ceasefire along the Gaza Strip to help bring their 71-year-old sister Ramona home to safety.