Officials advise no swimming, ocean activities along north-facing shores

Kunane Dreier is this year’s award recipient, being honored for his outstanding contributions to human immunodeficiency virus — or HIV — services in Hawai‘i. He leads HIV and sexual health programs at Hawai‘i Health and Harm Reduction Center.

Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System helped house 459 veterans locally during fiscal year 2025.

Hazardous ocean conditions and high current activity continue throughout the northern district of the island because of an extra-large northwest swell and warning level high surf conditions, which are forecast to continue through noon Monday (Dec. 1).

This year’s Lights on Rice Parade starts at 6:30 p.m. Friday (Dec. 5), rolling out from Vidinha Stadium and ending at the Historic Kaua‘i County Building on ‘Eiwa Street after traveling down Ho‘olako and Rice streets.

More than 30 Kaua‘i Made vendors will be selling products during the festive fair Dec. 6, with available products including handmade gifts, island-inspired crafts, local foods, seasonal treats and more.

Kolo Road access to Kūhiō Highway in Kīlauea will be closed from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on weekdays for permanent striping of the Kīlauea roundabout.

Kunane Dreier is this year’s award recipient, being honored for his outstanding contributions to human immunodeficiency virus — or HIV — services in Hawai‘i. He leads HIV and sexual health programs at Hawai‘i Health and Harm Reduction Center.

Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System helped house 459 veterans locally during fiscal year 2025.

Members of the public are encouraged to follow the USPS online holiday hub for all their holiday shipping information.

The improved understanding of how the south flank of Kīlauea behaves is part of the legacy of the 1975 Kalapana earthquake.

Members used their inaugural meeting — in advance of meeting with the governor — to review their roles and responsibilities, discuss a general framework to proceed and develop a shared understanding of the choices before the state — lease, land exchange and condemnation.

The two new birds, both a year younger than their 5 other more established counterparts, are now taking their turn at calling the release aviary home, where they are acclimating to the sights and sounds of the forest and using the secure space to strengthen their flight and landing muscles.