Community Kauaʻi among National Geographic’s 15 best places in the world for food right…
Kaua‘i News Number, percent of births to unmarried women varied by geography in 2023
Kauaʻi judge keeps development ban in place at former Princeville golf course
A judge on Tuesday denied Starwood Capital Group’s request to resume development at Makai Woods Golf Course in Princeville, citing potential public health risks linked to historic cattle burial sites infected with anthrax. May 20, 2026 · 04:13am
California visitor rescued off popular Kaua‘i trail dies
Kaua‘i first responders were first notified on Tuesday afternoon of the unconscious hiker on the rugged trail near an exposed cliffside section commonly referred to as Crawler’s Ledge.Kaua‘i News Surfrider water testing shows high fecal bacteria concentrations islandwide
Community Real Property Collections office to be temporarily closed morning of May 21
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19 lane closures scheduled during week of May 17-22 on Kaua‘i state roadways
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Kaua‘i News
Kauaʻi among National Geographic’s 15 best places in the world for food right now
It’s not just any Hawaiian food that got the Garden Isle — along with Oʻahu and Maui — on this list, it was saimin, and Hamura Saimin in Līhuʻe is a perfect place to get your hands on a bowl of the piping hot, slightly salty noodle soup.
Number, percent of births to unmarried women varied by geography in 2023
U.S. Census Bureau also reports fewer women in the same category gave birth during the past decade.
Surfrider water testing shows high fecal bacteria concentrations islandwide
The nonprofit’s Blue Water Task Force found 25 of the sites it tested May 9 — or a huge 76% of the total 33 — had bacteria levels exceeding state recreational water quality standards; elevated fecal bacteria indicates other harmful pathogens also could be present in the water.
Federal jury convicts Kaua‘i man on child pornography charges following 4-day trial
The 40-year-old remains in police custody pending his sentencing hearing scheduled for Sept. 3.
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Hawaii News
Kauaʻi among National Geographic’s 15 best places in the world for food right now
It’s not just any Hawaiian food that got the Garden Isle — along with Oʻahu and Maui — on this list, it was saimin, and Hamura Saimin in Līhuʻe is a perfect place to get your hands on a bowl of the piping hot, slightly salty noodle soup.
Federal jury convicts Kaua‘i man on child pornography charges following 4-day trial
The 40-year-old remains in police custody pending his sentencing hearing scheduled for Sept. 3.
Researchers advance blood test for aggressive form of breast cancer
A multi-university team — including University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center — developed a simpler way to find and track inflammatory breast cancer.
Briefs for May 20: School menus, trauma-informed care training, vaping and mental health
State agencies work together to expand locally sourced school meals, the first cohort of state employees are certified in trauma-informed care and research discusses the effects of vaping on mental health.
Briefs for May 19: State seeks input on future wildfire policy, state employee earns national honor, advocates energized by Green Fee
State seeks public input for future wildfire recovery policy, state Director of Communications earned a national award and advocates celebrate the effects from the Green Fee.
More than $322K in federal grant funds secured by state, University of Hawaiʻi for plant pathogen, biosecurity projects
Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity officials say the projects to be funded with the federal grant dollars are intended to help move Hawaiʻi toward a more proactive, technology-driven biosecurity framework capable of addressing increasingly complex global agricultural threats.
Big Island News
All Big Island districts under wind advisory beginning at 6 p.m. this evening
Sustained winds of at least 30 miles per hour and/or gusts of 50 miles per hour are predicted from 6 p.m. Wednesday to Friday morning.
FEMA Incident Management Assistance Team official visiting Hilo this week
Former Honolulu emergency management director Hiro Toiya, now federal coordinating officer for the March 10-24 kona low flooding for Federal Emergency Management Agency, will be on the Big Island especially to encourage residents impacted by the storms to apply for federal assistance before approaching deadline.
Briefs for May 20: Food options expand for schools, state employee earns national award, advocates celebrate the Green Fee
Statewide partnerships will expand locally-source meals in schools, the state Director of Communications earned a national honor and advocates are energized by the effects of the green Fee.
Maui News
Haleakalā National Park Announces the Reopening of the Summit Visitor Center
On Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 8 am, Haleakalā National Park will reopen the Haleakalā Visitor Center (at 10,000 foot elevation) with temporary exhibits and store merchandise. The closure was necessary to allow for repairs and improvements to the building.
Karate, culinary, ninja, and robotics camps added to Seabury Hall’s Summer Program
Four new camp offerings for students entering grades 3-9 have been added to Seabury Hall’s Summer Camp program.
Two defense contractors arrested for bribery and major fraud conspiracy scheme involving Hawaiʻi-Pacific Innovation Campus
The Justice Department announced criminal charges against Leonard Pick, 62, of Palm Beach Shores, Florida, and Brian Kent, 59, of Tampa, Florida, for allegedly orchestrating a bribery and major fraud conspiracy that corrupted the competitive procurement process for a Department of War technology innovation lab in the Pacific.
Lahaina wildfire scholarship helps Hawaiʻi CC graduate build future in diesel mechanics
For most of his life, Troy Branco-Liu never imagined leaving Lahaina. However, after the 2023 Maui wildfire upended his community, and a University of Hawaiʻi scholarship opened a door he never expected, the Lahainaluna High School graduate found himself starting over at Hawaiʻi Community College—pursuing an education that would ultimately change the course of his future.
