Kapaʻa High class of 2026 celebrates graduation of 275 students with 39 valedictorians

Class of 2026 “has been nothing short of amazing,” said Kapaʻa High School Principal Thomas Cox in his speech during the school’s graduation ceremony Friday, May 22, before diplomas were handed out.

The eagerly anticipated weekly farmers market at Anahola Marketplace on Kauaʻi’s North Shore debuts on June 1, featuring a vibrant mix of local farmers, artisans, and food trucks.

Single-lane and full road closures were originally announced for weekdays May 27 through June 12; additional information about when the closures and work will be rescheduled is forthcoming.

Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services says its electronic benefit transfer, or EBT, vendor Fidelity Information Services sent some beneficiaries SUN Bucks card instead of regular Kōkua card.

The temblor at 9:46 p.m. Friday, May 22, was felt as far away as Kauaʻi; Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense said there were reports of landslides along Highway 11 from Captain Cook to Ocean View following the quake in West Hawaiʻi.

Gov. Josh Green made appointments to the Land Use Commission, Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board, Hawaiʻi Public Housing Authority Board and Board of Education.

Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services says its electronic benefit transfer, or EBT, vendor Fidelity Information Services sent some beneficiaries SUN Bucks card instead of regular Kōkua card.

The temblor at 9:46 p.m. Friday, May 22, was felt as far away as Kauaʻi; Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense said there were reports of landslides along Highway 11 from Captain Cook to Ocean View following the quake in West Hawaiʻi.

Gov. Josh Green made appointments to the Land Use Commission, Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board, Hawaiʻi Public Housing Authority Board and Board of Education.

Episode 47 of lava fountaining during the ongoing episodic summit eruption of the Big Island volcano tied the 1983-86 initial phase of the Pu‘u‘ō‘ō eruption on Kīlauea, which had a total of 47 events, for the most fountaining episodes ever recorded — so far — at the volcano; so how do these historic eruptions compare?

An average season for the region sees only 4 to 5 tropical cyclones — which include tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes, so officials urge everyone to be prepared.

After decades of sharing them with students, friends and the community, Richard Stevens finally puts his stories of adventure, hardship, discovery, resilience and people and places that shaped his life into ‘Storyland,’ available now on Amazon.