{"id":15689,"date":"2026-08-17T15:46:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T01:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/?p=15689"},"modified":"2026-08-17T16:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T02:02:15","slug":"iss-welcome-week-events-cancelled-august-18-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/?p=15689","title":{"rendered":"ISS Welcome Week Events CANCELLED. 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