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

In today's newsletter:

  • How four new ambulances could change emergency response in Honolulu
  • How badly did AI botch Honolulu's 1957 Kamehameha Day parade route?
  • How UH Mānoa's new $2M AI project could protect your food.

Also on today's calendar: Maritime Career Expo & Job Fair and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Cloudy, with a high of 86 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Some rain from Lowell, temps: high: 86, low: 78.
  • Tuesday: Humid with showers around, with a high of 87 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Hawaii to get 34 ambulances from rural health fund (staradvertiser.com) — Honolulu is set to receive four of Hawaii's 34 new ambulances, part of a $13 million federal award to upgrade emergency response across the islands. The state will modernize ambulance communications with satellite internet and an overhauled MEDICOM system, aiming to create a 24/7 coordination hub and improve how quickly and effectively Honolulu residents get emergency care.
   

2. Another simple example of an AI hallucination (ilind.net) — A local writer revisits the 1957 King Kamehameha Day parade route in Honolulu, comparing an old Honolulu Advertiser description with today's path from ʻIolani Palace to Kapiʻolani Park. Using this very Honolulu-specific detail, he shows how AI tools like Gemini and ChatGPT confidently produced wrong answers about the parade's history, urging readers to double-check such claims.
   

3. UH receives $2M to develop AI tools for food safety (hawaiinewsnow.com) — Researchers at UH Mānoa in Honolulu just secured $2 million in federal funding to build AI tools that spot food safety threats before they reach your plate. Over four years, they'll test the technology in aquaculture and beef operations, while giving local students hands-on research experience and working with industry and regulators to keep Hawaii's food supply safer.
   

4. DLNR Legacy Land Conservation Program opens land acquisition grants (hawaiinewsnow.com) — Hawaii's DLNR, based in Honolulu, is opening applications for about $5.3 million in Legacy Land Conservation grants for fiscal year 2027. Local groups can seek funding to buy or manage lands with environmental, cultural, or historic value, including parks and trails, but must detail preservation plans and pass commission, board, and governor reviews.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday September 7
  • Labor Day - No School →
    Malama Honua PCS Waimanalo, HI 96795
    • Tuesday September 8
  • Hōkū Huakaʻi to Makapuʻu (2 Vans)
    Malama Honua PCS Waimanalo, HI 96795
  • Papa ʻEwalu CTAHR Internship
    Malama Honua PCS Waimanalo, HI 96795
  • Papa 7 to KVA
    Malama Honua PCS Waimanalo, HI 96795
  • Service appointment at Servco Toyota Honolulu Service Māpunapuna
    Waiʻalae Iki v Community Association 2850 Pūkōloa St., Suite #107
    10:15 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Does anyone have any information on toddler activities in the area?
    I've heard of a toddler Tuesday's at a park near kapiolani? If anyone has more information I haven't gotten more than that. Or anyone willing to meet… (Nextdoor Kamiloiki)
  • It was Fez Friday with the kids.
    Aloha Shriners do arts and crafts with the kids. The dad is from Guam. He was in tears telling me the flight, hospital bill and living expenses were… (Nextdoor Kalama Valley)
  • Hawaiian Building Maintenance posted a job opening for Custodian - Mobile Workforce T2 in Honolulu. Apply here.
  • YMCA of Honolulu posted a job opening for Youth Site Coordinator - Kalihi Waena Elementary in Honolulu. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Honolulu here.

Ok Honolulu! 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: Because they work on so many levels ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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