Lei donations welcomed ahead of ceremony at Hanapēpē Veterans Cemetary on Veterans Day

Ed Sniffen, director of the state Department of Transportation, is awaiting a response to a letter he sent to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy on Nov. 6, asking for a full waiver for all Hawai‘i airports from the FAA’s 10% reduction in scheduled air traffic due to staffing shortages among unpaid air traffic controllers during the ongoing federal government shutdown.

Kauaʻi residents are invited to two upcoming events to honor veterans, one in Līhue on Nov. 8 and the other on Nov. 11 at the Hanapēpē Veterans Cemetery.

The possible flooding is due to peak monthly high tides combined with water levels that are running higher than predicted .

Līhuʻe Airport’s redesigned layout now includes previously absent buffer zones, giving pilots extra room to maneuver during emergencies and lowering the chances of runway overruns. The entire project is aimed at increasing safety.

Closure is necessary for installation of a drainage swale across Weliweli Road and will be done on a weather permitting basis. It is estimated to be finished by mid-December.

The reduction in flights stems from a surge in callouts among the nearly 13,000 air traffic controllers, employed by the FAA, who have been working without pay for five weeks due to the federal government shutdown.

Līhuʻe Airport’s redesigned layout now includes previously absent buffer zones, giving pilots extra room to maneuver during emergencies and lowering the chances of runway overruns. The entire project is aimed at increasing safety.

There will be tree giveaways, plantings and educational activities happening this month throughout the state — each also highlighting Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green’s formal proclamation of 2025 as Year of Our Community Forests.

The reduction in flights stems from a surge in callouts among the nearly 13,000 air traffic controllers, employed by the FAA, who have been working without pay for five weeks due to the federal government shutdown.

The program reimburses agricultural producers for the cost of purchasing compost, including transportation expenses. The deadline to apply is May 1, 2026.

Projections show an abrupt shift within the next 30 to 40 years from irregular El Niño-La Niña cycles to highly regular oscillations, characterized by more dramatic fluctuations in sea surface temperature.

Hawai‘i Department of Education says it made the decision to implement new regulations governing the use of these popular modes of transportation on its sites out of safety concerns for students.