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Kona’s Coalition, a locally run animal advocacy group, is closing its doors for good in the wake of COVID-19. The difficult decision to cease “operations before or by July 31st” was made during the charity’s last board meeting. For founder and president Jordi Mikeli-Jones, the choice to close is “bittersweet” but not unprecedented. Many charities have found the global pandemic to be one of the biggest hurdles in keeping the doors open this past year, and Kona’s Coalition is no exception. However, COVID-19 is not the sole reason for the non-profit’s closure. Prior to 2020, the advocacy group was struggling to find resources such as time, money, and volunteers but with the pandemic, the search for these resources became increasingly difficult. ....