On anniversaries of devastating Hurricane ʻIniki and 9/11, Kauaʻi continues recovery from Lowell

The U.S. Navy facility emergency management officer Kelly Balmores, who was born and raised on Kauaʻi, has built connections with peers and neighbors throughout the years that more often than not prove to be critical in emergency situations, including natural disasters.

The scope of destruction left behind by Hurricane Lowell continues to grow; in addition to 301 Kaua‘i County damage assessments, community members as of Saturday evening self-submitted more than 464 residential damage reports; also find additional updates about road closures, Port Allen rumors, neighborhood centers, disaster recovery scams and more.

The spill from the sewer pump station at Hanapēpē Fire Station was reported earlier Saturday afternoon and resulted from a broken coupler.

U.S. Department of Justice has now challenged every state with laws that provide in-state college and university tuition to people who are not U.S. citizens, bringing the number of federal lawsuits to 25.

A University of Hawaiʻi team reconstructed Hurricane Lowell hour by hour using observations from a statewide network of weather stations with experimental high-resolution mapping tools.

Kaua‘i County officials held a moment of silence during their morning briefing on Friday for the 25th anniversary of the country’s worst terrorist attack and the impacts of Hurricane ‘Iniki that wrecked the island 34 years ago.

The scope of destruction left behind by Hurricane Lowell continues to grow; in addition to 301 Kaua‘i County damage assessments, community members as of Saturday evening self-submitted more than 464 residential damage reports; also find additional updates about road closures, Port Allen rumors, neighborhood centers, disaster recovery scams and more.

U.S. Department of Justice has now challenged every state with laws that provide in-state college and university tuition to people who are not U.S. citizens, bringing the number of federal lawsuits to 25.

Students can apply now for the Pacific & Asian Affairs Council and East-West Center 2027 Hawaiʻi Sister-State Study Tours; application period closes at 11:59 p.m. Oct. 15.

Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green reports Kauaʻi power restored to 72%; roads, airport and port infrastructure repairs continue in aftermath of storm, also provides update about Hurricane Lala recovery on Big Island.

The initiative provides quiet spaces at all 10 campuses statewide where students, faculty and others can decompress, regulate emotions and recharge from the demands of daily campus life.

Next time you are waiting for a lava fountain to start at Kīlauea’s summit, consider checking out the views from the top of Maunaiki and the volcanic activity of the recent past that sculpted the landscape of the volcano’s Southwest Rift Zone.